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Monochloroacetic acid

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 145 Rio Vista

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-07-12AE33106ND
2018-07-12AE33132ND
2019-07-09AE73612ND
2019-07-09AE73613ND
2020-07-30AF21377ND
2020-07-30AF21378ND
2021-05-19AF54575ND
2021-05-19AF54580ND
2022-06-03AF99615ND
2022-06-03AF99618ND
2023-08-17AG53028ND
2023-08-17AG53032ND