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Monochloroacetic acid

West Virginia American Water Company - Kanawha Valley 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.

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212

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.547 ppb327ND - 3.70 ppb
20150.514 ppb357ND - 3.50 ppb
20160.250 ppb364ND - 2.40 ppb
20170.261 ppb364ND - 3.00 ppb
20180.197 ppb372ND - 3.80 ppb
2019ND360ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against system toxicity.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-1025082901ND
2014-02-1025083001ND
2014-02-1025083101ND
2014-02-1025083401ND
2014-02-1125083201ND
2014-02-1125083301ND
2014-02-1125083501ND
2014-02-1125083601ND
2014-05-13256241012.00 ppb
2014-05-1325624201ND
2014-05-13256243012.10 ppb
2014-05-13256244013.70 ppb
2014-05-13256246012.20 ppb
2014-05-13256247013.10 ppb
2014-05-14256245012.30 ppb
2014-05-1425624801ND
2014-08-1226785401ND
2014-08-1226785501ND
2014-08-1226785601ND
2014-08-1226785801ND
2014-08-1226785901ND
2014-08-1226786101ND
2014-08-1326785701ND
2014-08-13267860012.10 ppb
2014-11-1027478501ND
2014-11-1027478601ND
2014-11-1027478701ND
2014-11-1027479001ND
2014-11-1227478801ND
2014-11-1227478901ND
2014-11-1227479101ND
2014-11-1227479201ND
2015-02-0928119501ND
2015-02-0928119601ND
2015-02-0928119701ND
2015-02-0928120001ND
2015-02-1028119801ND
2015-02-1028119901ND
2015-02-1028120101ND
2015-02-1028120201ND
2015-05-1228876801ND
2015-05-1228876901ND
2015-05-1228877001ND
2015-05-12288771012.00 ppb
2015-05-1228877301ND
2015-05-1228877401ND
2015-05-1328876601ND
2015-05-1328877201ND
2015-05-1328877501ND
2015-08-1129831901ND
2015-08-11298324012.50 ppb
2015-08-11298325012.20 ppb
2015-08-11298327013.50 ppb
2015-08-1129832801ND
2015-08-12298321012.60 ppb
2015-08-1229832201ND
2015-08-1229832301ND
2015-08-12298326012.70 ppb
2015-11-09305256012.50 ppb
2015-11-0930525901ND
2015-11-1030525101ND
2015-11-1030525301ND
2015-11-1030525401ND
2015-11-1030525501ND
2015-11-1030525701ND
2015-11-1030525801ND
2015-11-1030526001ND
2016-02-0831175301ND
2016-02-0831175801ND
2016-02-0831175901ND
2016-02-0831176001ND
2016-02-0831176201ND
2016-02-0831176301ND
2016-02-0831176501ND
2016-02-0931176101ND
2016-02-0931176401ND
2016-05-0931900201ND
2016-05-0931900401ND
2016-05-0931900501ND
2016-05-0931900601ND
2016-05-0931900801ND
2016-05-0931900901ND
2016-05-0931901101ND
2016-05-1031900701ND
2016-05-1031901001ND
2016-08-0933025601ND
2016-08-0933025801ND
2016-08-0933025901ND
2016-08-09330260012.10 ppb
2016-08-09330261012.30 ppb
2016-08-09330262012.40 ppb
2016-08-0933026301ND
2016-08-09330264012.20 ppb
2016-08-0933026501ND
2016-11-0733826301ND
2016-11-0733826601ND
2016-11-0833825801ND
2016-11-0833826001ND
2016-11-0833826101ND
2016-11-0833826201ND
2016-11-0833826401ND
2016-11-0833826501ND
2016-11-0833826701ND
2017-02-1334632101ND
2017-02-1334632201ND
2017-02-1334632301ND
2017-02-1334632601ND
2017-02-1434631601ND
2017-02-1434632401ND
2017-02-1434632501ND
2017-02-1434632701ND
2017-02-1434632801ND
2017-05-0835416601ND
2017-05-0835417201ND
2017-05-1035415601ND
2017-05-1035416001ND
2017-05-1035416201ND
2017-05-1035416401ND
2017-05-1035416801ND
2017-05-1035417001ND
2017-05-1035417401ND
2017-08-08366674013.00 ppb
2017-08-08366677012.30 ppb
2017-08-0936667001ND
2017-08-0936667101ND
2017-08-0936667201ND
2017-08-09366673012.10 ppb
2017-08-09366675012.00 ppb
2017-08-0936667601ND
2017-08-0936667801ND
2017-11-1437669601ND
2017-11-1437669701ND
2017-11-1437669801ND
2017-11-1437669901ND
2017-11-1437670001ND
2017-11-1437670101ND
2017-11-1437670201ND
2017-11-1437670301ND
2017-11-1437670401ND
2018-02-1238595501ND
2018-02-1238596301ND
2018-02-1238596601ND
2018-02-1338595901ND
2018-02-1338596001ND
2018-02-1338596101ND
2018-02-1338596201ND
2018-02-1338596401ND
2018-02-1338596501ND
2018-05-0839352301ND
2018-05-0839352601ND
2018-05-0939351501ND
2018-05-09393520013.80 ppb
2018-05-0939352101ND
2018-05-0939352201ND
2018-05-0939352401ND
2018-05-0939352501ND
2018-05-0939352701ND
2018-08-1340684801ND
2018-08-1340684901ND
2018-08-1340685101ND
2018-08-1340685201ND
2018-08-1440684501ND
2018-08-1440684601ND
2018-08-1440684701ND
2018-08-14406850013.50 ppb
2018-08-2241166201ND
2018-08-2441209001ND
2018-11-0541893501ND
2018-11-0541894201ND
2018-11-0541894501ND
2018-11-0641894101ND
2018-11-0641894401ND
2018-11-0741893801ND
2018-11-0741893901ND
2018-11-0741894001ND
2018-11-0741894301ND
2019-02-1142949301ND
2019-02-1142949701ND
2019-02-1142949801ND
2019-02-1142949901ND
2019-02-1142950101ND
2019-02-1142950201ND
2019-02-1142950401ND
2019-02-1242950001ND
2019-02-1242950301ND
2019-05-0644064301ND
2019-05-0644065001ND
2019-05-0644065301ND
2019-05-0744064601ND
2019-05-0744064701ND
2019-05-0744064801ND
2019-05-0744064901ND
2019-05-0744065101ND
2019-05-0744065201ND
2019-08-1345564301ND
2019-08-1345564501ND
2019-08-1345564601ND
2019-08-1345564701ND
2019-08-1345564801ND
2019-08-1345564901ND
2019-08-1345565001ND
2019-08-1345565101ND
2019-08-1345565201ND
2019-11-1247276101ND
2019-11-1247276401ND
2019-11-1347275601ND
2019-11-1347275801ND
2019-11-1347275901ND
2019-11-1347276001ND
2019-11-1347276201ND
2019-11-1347276301ND
2019-11-1347276501ND