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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Aberdeen

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-20ND
2018-02-20ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-08-14ND
2018-08-14ND
2019-02-28ND
2019-02-28ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-11-18ND
2019-11-18ND
2021-02-164080630ND
2021-02-164074656ND
2021-05-254126083ND
2021-05-254126084ND
2021-08-314178602ND
2021-08-314178603ND
2021-11-224207508ND
2021-11-224207512ND
2022-02-224249226ND
2022-02-254249224ND
2022-05-174286864ND
2022-05-174286863ND
2022-08-164363951ND
2022-08-164363950ND
2022-11-304384655ND
2022-11-304384654ND
2023-02-214423005ND
2023-02-214423010ND
2023-05-234466354ND
2023-05-234466351ND
2023-08-154517251ND
2023-08-154517252ND
2023-11-214555679ND
2023-11-214555680ND