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Monochloroacetic acid

Westwood Villa Apartments

NOTE: Westwood Villa Apartments purchases water from City of Giddings which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Giddings.

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND80ND

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

NOTE: Westwood Villa Apartments purchases water from City of Giddings which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Giddings.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-14AE29997ND
2018-06-14AE29995ND
2019-05-01AE64302ND
2019-05-01AE64303ND
2020-06-15AF15196ND
2020-06-15AF15199ND
2021-05-06AF52719ND
2021-05-06AF52720ND
2022-09-23AG14621ND
2022-09-23AG14622ND
2022-12-08AG21261ND
2022-12-08AG21262ND
2023-03-01AG30954ND
2023-03-01AG30955ND
2023-06-06AG43208ND
2023-06-06AG43211ND
2023-08-16AG52798ND
2023-08-16AG52800ND
2023-12-05AG65433ND
2023-12-05AG65434ND