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Monochloroacetic acid

Soos Creek Water and Sewer 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.

 

152

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.547 ppb3210ND - 2.21 ppb
20190.443 ppb246ND - 2.23 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20211.48 ppb3225ND - 2.48 ppb
20221.25 ppb3218ND - 3.00 ppb
20230.373 ppb327ND - 2.06 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
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-051.54 ppb
2018-03-051.67 ppb
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-06-05ND
2018-09-04ND
2018-09-04ND
2018-09-041.95 ppb
2018-09-041.65 ppb
2018-09-04ND
2018-09-042.21 ppb
2018-09-041.91 ppb
2018-09-041.92 ppb
2018-12-03ND
2018-12-031.50 ppb
2018-12-03ND
2018-12-03ND
2018-12-03ND
2018-12-03ND
2018-12-031.59 ppb
2018-12-031.55 ppb
2019-03-041.60 ppb
2019-03-041.57 ppb
2019-03-04ND
2019-03-04ND
2019-03-04ND
2019-03-04ND
2019-03-04ND
2019-03-04ND
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-041.58 ppb
2019-06-04ND
2019-06-041.65 ppb
2019-09-03ND
2019-09-032.23 ppb
2019-09-03ND
2019-09-031.99 ppb
2019-12-02ND
2019-12-02ND
2019-12-02ND
2019-12-02ND
2021-03-0440889362.03 ppb
2021-03-0440889391.92 ppb
2021-03-0440889332.22 ppb
2021-03-0440889342.09 ppb
2021-03-0440889322.07 ppb
2021-03-0440889372.17 ppb
2021-03-0440889351.99 ppb
2021-03-0440889381.95 ppb
2021-06-084130734ND
2021-06-0841307361.79 ppb
2021-06-0841307311.53 ppb
2021-06-0841307321.58 ppb
2021-06-084130730ND
2021-06-084130735ND
2021-06-084130733ND
2021-06-084130737ND
2021-09-0841723511.50 ppb
2021-09-0841723521.86 ppb
2021-09-0841723452.18 ppb
2021-09-0841723501.85 ppb
2021-09-0841723482.30 ppb
2021-09-0841723461.98 ppb
2021-09-0841723472.48 ppb
2021-09-0941723491.82 ppb
2021-12-0742159271.51 ppb
2021-12-0742159261.72 ppb
2021-12-0742159251.85 ppb
2021-12-0742159211.76 ppb
2021-12-074215923ND
2021-12-074215922ND
2021-12-0742159241.69 ppb
2021-12-0742159201.58 ppb
2022-03-074258135ND
2022-03-074258140ND
2022-03-074258141ND
2022-03-0742581391.51 ppb
2022-03-074258137ND
2022-03-0742581341.50 ppb
2022-03-0742581361.55 ppb
2022-03-074258138ND
2022-06-0642950073.00 ppb
2022-06-0642950052.07 ppb
2022-06-0642950061.64 ppb
2022-06-064295003ND
2022-06-0642950012.85 ppb
2022-06-0642950041.52 ppb
2022-06-0642950022.81 ppb
2022-06-0642950001.89 ppb
2022-09-0843435312.45 ppb
2022-09-0843435242.48 ppb
2022-09-0843435282.70 ppb
2022-09-0843435272.25 ppb
2022-09-0843435262.70 ppb
2022-09-0843435301.83 ppb
2022-09-0843435252.92 ppb
2022-09-0843435292.30 ppb
2022-12-064385504ND
2022-12-064385500ND
2022-12-064385507ND
2022-12-064385501ND
2022-12-064385503ND
2022-12-064385506ND
2022-12-064385505ND
2022-12-064385502ND
2023-03-074426482ND
2023-03-074426480ND
2023-03-074426478ND
2023-03-074426479ND
2023-03-074426477ND
2023-03-074426483ND
2023-03-074426481ND
2023-03-074426476ND
2023-06-074468625ND
2023-06-074468623ND
2023-06-074468626ND
2023-06-074468624ND
2023-06-074468622ND
2023-06-074468621ND
2023-06-074468620ND
2023-06-074468619ND
2023-09-0645144771.82 ppb
2023-09-064514478ND
2023-09-0645144751.68 ppb
2023-09-0645144821.66 ppb
2023-09-064514481ND
2023-09-064514480ND
2023-09-064514479ND
2023-09-0645144762.06 ppb
2023-12-054556980ND
2023-12-0545569781.51 ppb
2023-12-054556977ND
2023-12-0545569821.61 ppb
2023-12-0545569841.61 ppb
2023-12-054556981ND
2023-12-054556979ND
2023-12-054556983ND