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Monochloroacetic acid

Badger Mountain Irrigation 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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
20190.367 ppb86ND - 0.768 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20210.531 ppb82ND - 2.16 ppb
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
2018-02-26ND
2018-02-26ND
2018-08-23ND
2018-08-23ND
2018-11-28ND
2018-11-28ND
2019-02-270.590 ppb
2019-02-270.710 ppb
2019-04-110.768 ppb
2019-04-110.278 ppb
2019-08-080.315 ppb
2019-08-080.271 ppb
2019-11-07ND
2019-11-07ND
2021-02-084075816ND
2021-02-084075824ND
2021-06-0941325212.09 ppb
2021-06-0941325192.16 ppb
2021-09-084175380ND
2021-09-084178612ND
2021-12-074221422ND
2021-12-074221424ND
2022-02-244254418ND
2022-02-244254409ND
2022-06-094296681ND
2022-06-094296683ND
2022-09-074346806ND
2022-09-074365753ND
2022-12-204533080ND
2022-12-204533078ND
2023-03-224432471ND
2023-03-224432469ND
2023-06-224482864ND
2023-06-224482866ND
2023-09-084513906ND
2023-09-084513904ND
2023-12-054559989ND
2023-12-054559995ND