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Monochloroacetic acid

Port Mansfield Public Utility District

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-03-06AE16943ND
2018-04-24AE23904ND
2018-09-10AE39762ND
2018-11-14AE46092ND
2019-02-27AE56517ND
2019-04-01AE60647ND
2019-07-01AE72802ND
2019-10-07AE85807ND
2020-03-16AF02898ND
2020-06-03AF14142ND
2020-07-20AF19857ND
2020-12-17AF37999ND
2021-01-25AF40486ND
2021-04-26AF51389ND
2021-08-19AF67107ND
2021-12-02AF77792ND
2022-02-03AF83273ND
2022-04-11AF92888ND
2022-07-18AG04955ND
2022-11-18AG19399ND
2023-01-17AG24645ND
2023-05-01AG38617ND
2023-07-17AG48711ND
2023-10-16AG59877ND