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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Odem

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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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
20151.85 ppb42ND - 5.10 ppb
2016ND40ND
20170.500 ppb41ND - 2.00 ppb
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-12AC46770ND
2014-04-24AC51719ND
2014-09-15AC66899ND
2014-11-17AC72242ND
2015-02-26AC820975.10 ppb
2015-06-22AC967922.30 ppb
2015-09-09AD06191ND
2015-10-19AD10999ND
2016-03-01AD26385ND
2016-05-31AD38768ND
2016-07-21AD45230ND
2016-10-17AD53398ND
2017-03-06AD73421ND
2017-05-24AD854662.00 ppb
2017-09-27AD98278ND
2017-11-09AE04331ND
2018-02-21AE14717ND
2018-06-06AE28858ND
2018-08-23AE38422ND
2018-12-06AE48201ND
2019-02-26AE55957ND
2019-04-17AE62764ND
2019-08-05AE77032ND
2019-12-09AE91660ND