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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Inglewood

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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186

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.368 ppb254ND - 2.50 ppb
2015ND320ND
20160.203 ppb322ND - 3.50 ppb
20175.86 ppb328ND - 43.0 ppb
2018ND320ND
2019ND330ND

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
2014-02-103761-800-1035ND
2014-02-103761-801-1003ND
2014-02-103761-802-0821ND
2014-02-103761-803-0718ND
2014-02-103761-804-1140ND
2014-02-103761-805-0928ND
2014-02-103761-807-0810ND
2014-02-133761-806-1152ND
2014-05-123761-800-10522.10 ppb
2014-05-123761-801-1001ND
2014-05-123761-802-0840ND
2014-05-123761-803-07352.20 ppb
2014-05-123761-804-12162.50 ppb
2014-05-123761-805-1017ND
2014-05-123761-806-11452.40 ppb
2014-05-123761-807-0823ND
2014-08-113761-800-1021ND
2014-08-113761-801-0932ND
2014-08-113761-802-0812ND
2014-08-113761-803-0712ND
2014-08-113761-804-1121ND
2014-08-113761-805-0900ND
2014-08-113761-806-0720ND
2014-08-113761-807-0802ND
2014-11-203761-806-0921ND
2015-02-093761-800-1023ND
2015-02-093761-801-0925ND
2015-02-093761-802-0827ND
2015-02-093761-803-0713ND
2015-02-093761-804-1114ND
2015-02-093761-805-0914ND
2015-02-093761-806-1030ND
2015-02-093761-807-0807ND
2015-05-113761-800-1022ND
2015-05-113761-801-0937ND
2015-05-113761-802-0818ND
2015-05-113761-803-0711ND
2015-05-113761-804-1121ND
2015-05-113761-805-0915ND
2015-05-113761-806-0713ND
2015-05-113761-807-0803ND
2015-08-103761-800-1021ND
2015-08-103761-801-0935ND
2015-08-103761-802-0822ND
2015-08-103761-803-0713ND
2015-08-103761-804-1115ND
2015-08-103761-805-0917ND
2015-08-103761-806-0718ND
2015-08-103761-807-0811ND
2015-11-093761-800-1015ND
2015-11-093761-801-0930ND
2015-11-093761-802-0811ND
2015-11-093761-803-0711ND
2015-11-093761-804-1116ND
2015-11-093761-805-0858ND
2015-11-093761-806-0717ND
2015-11-093761-807-0802ND
2016-02-084792-800-1022ND
2016-02-084792-801-0925ND
2016-02-084792-802-0822ND
2016-02-084792-803-0713ND
2016-02-084792-804-1125ND
2016-02-084792-805-0915ND
2016-02-084792-806-0725ND
2016-02-084792-807-0820ND
2016-05-094792-800-1018ND
2016-05-094792-801-0941ND
2016-05-094792-802-0816ND
2016-05-094792-803-0710ND
2016-05-094792-804-1121ND
2016-05-094792-805-0910ND
2016-05-094792-806-0720ND
2016-05-094792-807-0807ND
2016-08-082706-800-1000ND
2016-08-082706-801-0940ND
2016-08-082706-802-0818ND
2016-08-082706-803-0711ND
2016-08-082706-804-1039ND
2016-08-082706-805-0900ND
2016-08-082706-806-0725ND
2016-08-082706-807-0805ND
2016-11-142706-800-1029ND
2016-11-142706-801-0940ND
2016-11-142706-802-08123.50 ppb
2016-11-142706-803-0710ND
2016-11-142706-804-1110ND
2016-11-142706-805-0915ND
2016-11-142706-806-07183.00 ppb
2016-11-142706-807-0800ND
2017-02-130007-800-1024ND
2017-02-130007-801-0950ND
2017-02-130007-802-0832ND
2017-02-130007-803-0715ND
2017-02-130007-804-1045ND
2017-02-130007-805-0922ND
2017-02-130007-806-0728ND
2017-02-130007-807-0758ND
2017-05-154790-800-1020ND
2017-05-154790-801-0943ND
2017-05-154790-802-0812ND
2017-05-154790-803-0715ND
2017-05-154790-804-1110ND
2017-05-154790-805-0925ND
2017-05-154790-806-0729ND
2017-05-154790-807-0750ND
2017-08-244790-800-072843.0 ppb
2017-08-244790-801-085026.0 ppb
2017-08-244790-802-075537.0 ppb
2017-08-244790-803-07358.70 ppb
2017-08-244790-804-091530.0 ppb
2017-08-244790-805-08307.80 ppb
2017-08-244790-806-071024.0 ppb
2017-08-244790-807-081511.0 ppb
2017-11-134790-800-1020ND
2017-11-134790-801-1050ND
2017-11-134790-802-0831ND
2017-11-134790-803-0715ND
2017-11-134790-804-1130ND
2017-11-134790-805-0920ND
2017-11-134790-806-0734ND
2017-11-134790-807-0810ND
2018-02-124790-800-1028ND
2018-02-124790-801-1000ND
2018-02-124790-802-0835ND
2018-02-124790-803-0715ND
2018-02-124790-804-1116ND
2018-02-124790-805-0915ND
2018-02-124790-806-0735ND
2018-02-124790-807-0803ND
2018-05-144790-800-1100ND
2018-05-144790-801-1000ND
2018-05-144790-802-0831ND
2018-05-144790-803-0718ND
2018-05-144790-804-1133ND
2018-05-144790-805-0928ND
2018-05-144790-806-1144ND
2018-05-144790-807-0801ND
2018-08-134790-800-1035ND
2018-08-134790-801-1012ND
2018-08-134790-802-0840ND
2018-08-134790-803-0720ND
2018-08-134790-804-1140ND
2018-08-134790-805-0934ND
2018-08-134790-806-1030ND
2018-08-134790-807-0818ND
2018-11-124790-800-1040ND
2018-11-124790-801-1018ND
2018-11-124790-802-0843ND
2018-11-124790-803-0717ND
2018-11-124790-804-1139ND
2018-11-124790-805-0941ND
2018-11-124790-806-0735ND
2018-11-124790-807-0820ND
2019-02-119588-800-1029ND
2019-02-119588-801-0959ND
2019-02-119588-802-0850ND
2019-02-119588-803-0710ND
2019-02-119588-804-1100ND
2019-02-119588-805-0916ND
2019-02-119588-806-0725ND
2019-02-119588-807-0725ND
2019-02-119588-807-0828ND
2019-05-139588-800-1055ND
2019-05-139588-801-1041ND
2019-05-139588-802-1015ND
2019-05-139588-803-1016ND
2019-05-139588-804-1102ND
2019-05-139588-805-1028ND
2019-05-139588-806-0750ND
2019-05-139588-807-0900ND
2019-08-129588-800-1130ND
2019-08-129588-801-1114ND
2019-08-129588-802-1046ND
2019-08-129588-803-1003ND
2019-08-129588-804-1136ND
2019-08-129588-805-1059ND
2019-08-129588-806-1018ND
2019-08-129588-807-1031ND
2019-11-129588-800-0953ND
2019-11-129588-801-0931ND
2019-11-129588-802-0746ND
2019-11-129588-803-0653ND
2019-11-129588-804-1011ND
2019-11-129588-805-0908ND
2019-11-129588-806-0712ND
2019-11-129588-807-0831ND