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Monochloroacetic acid

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 128

Monochloroacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
20230.550 ppb41ND - 2.20 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.a public health goal. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-25AE10474ND
2018-06-21AE30948ND
2018-08-14AE36826ND
2018-10-24AE44456ND
2019-01-22AE50686ND
2019-04-09AE61576ND
2019-09-11AE82993ND
2019-11-19AE89750ND
2020-02-13AE98414ND
2020-05-29AF13356ND
2020-07-10AF19102ND
2021-02-11AF43693ND
2021-04-22AF51088ND
2021-07-21AF62808ND
2021-10-19AF73905ND
2022-01-25AF81584ND
2022-04-18AF93509ND
2022-09-28AG15215ND
2022-12-14AG21794ND
2023-02-01AG27086ND
2023-05-11AG40289ND
2023-07-21Q23303560012.20 ppb
2023-12-12AG66321ND