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Monochloroacetic acid

Fort Jackson

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
20151.28 ppb161ND - 20.5 ppb
20160.0838 ppb161ND - 1.34 ppb
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-162140117-3ND
2014-01-162140117-4ND
2014-01-162140117-5ND
2014-01-162140117-2ND
2014-04-082140409-2ND
2014-04-082140409-3ND
2014-04-082140409-4ND
2014-04-082140409-5ND
2014-07-092140710-26ND
2014-07-092140710-27ND
2014-07-092140710-28ND
2014-07-092140710-29ND
2014-10-142141015-3ND
2014-10-142141015-5ND
2014-10-142141015-4ND
2014-10-142141015-2ND
2015-01-142150115-14ND
2015-01-142150115-15ND
2015-01-142150115-16ND
2015-01-142150115-17ND
2015-04-072150408-2820.5 ppb
2015-04-072150408-29ND
2015-04-072150408-30ND
2015-04-072150408-31ND
2015-07-152150717-64ND
2015-07-152150717-66ND
2015-07-152150717-65ND
2015-07-152150717-63ND
2015-11-102151116-21ND
2015-11-102151116-22ND
2015-11-102151116-23ND
2015-11-102151116-20ND
2016-01-132160114-31ND
2016-01-132160114-30ND
2016-01-132160114-29ND
2016-01-132160114-28ND
2016-04-132160414-25ND
2016-04-132160414-24ND
2016-04-132160414-26ND
2016-04-132160414-27ND
2016-07-122160714-2ND
2016-07-122160714-3ND
2016-07-122160714-4ND
2016-07-122160714-5ND
2016-10-122161014-311.34 ppb
2016-10-122161014-32ND
2016-10-122161014-33ND
2016-10-122161014-34ND
2017-01-102170113-34ND
2017-01-102170113-31ND
2017-01-102170113-32ND
2017-01-102170113-33ND
2017-04-112170414-05ND
2017-04-112170414-06ND
2017-04-112170414-07ND
2017-05-252170526-19ND
2017-07-132170714-44ND
2017-07-132170714-43BND
2017-07-132170714-43ND
2017-07-132170714-42ND
2017-10-122171013-08ND
2017-10-122171013-09ND
2017-10-122171013-10ND
2017-10-122171013-11ND
2018-01-112180112-49ND
2018-01-112180112-48ND
2018-01-112180112-47ND
2018-01-112180112-46ND
2018-04-112180412-05ND
2018-04-112180412-02ND
2018-04-112180412-03ND
2018-04-112180412-04ND
2018-07-102180711-33ND
2018-07-102180711-32ND
2018-07-102180711-31ND
2018-07-102180711-30ND
2018-10-092181010-02ND
2018-10-092181010-03ND
2018-10-092181010-04ND
2018-10-092181010-05ND
2019-01-092190110-52ND
2019-01-092190110-53ND
2019-01-092190110-54ND
2019-01-092190110-55ND
2019-04-112190412-02ND
2019-04-112190412-05ND
2019-04-112190412-04ND
2019-04-112190412-03ND
2019-07-112190712-31ND
2019-07-112190712-33ND
2019-07-112190712-32ND
2019-07-112190712-30ND
2019-10-152191016-19ND
2019-10-152191016-18ND
2019-10-152191016-17ND
2019-10-152191016-16ND