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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Southside Place

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.700 ppb41ND - 2.80 ppb
20191.78 ppb42ND - 4.70 ppb
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
20222.23 ppb41ND - 8.90 ppb
20231.50 ppb41ND - 6.00 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
2018-01-24AE10161ND
2018-04-09AE216842.80 ppb
2018-07-02AE32209ND
2018-10-12AE43448ND
2019-01-15AE498172.40 ppb
2019-04-02AE60869ND
2019-09-06AE82485ND
2019-10-02AE855084.70 ppb
2020-03-03AF01118ND
2020-06-30AF17546ND
2020-07-02AF18009ND
2020-11-02AF32808ND
2021-01-21AF40353ND
2021-06-16AF58376ND
2021-08-12AF66156ND
2021-10-25AF74531ND
2022-01-20AF809628.90 ppb
2022-04-22AF94240ND
2022-07-13AG04498ND
2022-10-12AG16844ND
2023-01-11AG24051ND
2023-04-11AG362946.00 ppb
2023-08-02AG51078ND
2023-10-03AG58248ND