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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Mandan

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
20150.262 ppb162ND - 2.12 ppb
20160.533 ppb164ND - 2.17 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
2014-03-1814-S496ND
2014-03-1814-S497ND
2014-03-1814-S494ND
2014-03-1814-S495ND
2014-06-1714-S1013ND
2014-06-1714-S1012ND
2014-06-1714-S1011ND
2014-06-1714-S1010ND
2014-09-1514-S2357ND
2014-09-1514-S2359ND
2014-09-1514-S2356ND
2014-09-1514-S2358ND
2014-12-1614-S2929ND
2014-12-1614-S2927ND
2014-12-1614-S2928ND
2014-12-1614-S2930ND
2015-03-1615-S401ND
2015-03-1615-S402ND
2015-03-1615-S400ND
2015-03-1615-S403ND
2015-06-1615-S923ND
2015-06-1615-S9222.07 ppb
2015-06-1615-S921ND
2015-06-1615-S9202.12 ppb
2015-09-1415-S2070ND
2015-09-1415-S2069ND
2015-09-1415-S2068ND
2015-09-1415-S2071ND
2015-12-1515-S2586ND
2015-12-1515-S2585ND
2015-12-1515-S2587ND
2015-12-1515-S2588ND
2016-03-1516-S537ND
2016-03-1516-S539ND
2016-03-1516-S538ND
2016-03-1516-S540ND
2016-06-1416-S1114ND
2016-06-1416-S1112ND
2016-06-1416-S1113ND
2016-06-1416-S1111ND
2016-09-1316-S24152.15 ppb
2016-09-1316-S24172.10 ppb
2016-09-1316-S24162.10 ppb
2016-09-1316-S24142.17 ppb
2016-12-1316-S2892ND
2016-12-1316-S2891ND
2016-12-1316-S2890ND
2016-12-1316-S2893ND
2017-03-1417-S377ND
2017-03-1417-S375ND
2017-03-1417-S376ND
2017-03-1417-S378ND
2017-06-1317-S874ND
2017-06-1317-S875ND
2017-06-1317-S873ND
2017-06-1317-S872ND
2017-09-1217-S1989ND
2017-09-1217-S1988ND
2017-09-1217-S1987ND
2017-09-1217-S1986ND
2017-12-1117-S2488ND
2017-12-1117-S2489ND
2017-12-1117-S2486ND
2017-12-1117-S2487ND
2018-03-1218-S317ND
2018-03-1218-S314ND
2018-03-1218-S315ND
2018-03-1218-S316ND
2018-06-1218-S874ND
2018-06-1218-S875ND
2018-06-1218-S873ND
2018-06-1218-S872ND
2018-09-1118-S1965ND
2018-09-1118-S1967ND
2018-09-1118-S1968ND
2018-09-1118-S1966ND
2018-12-1118-S2502ND
2018-12-1118-S2503ND
2018-12-1118-S2501ND
2018-12-1118-S2500ND
2019-03-1219-S297ND
2019-03-1219-S296ND
2019-03-1219-S298ND
2019-03-1219-S299ND
2019-06-1119-S701ND
2019-06-1119-S702ND
2019-06-1119-S700ND
2019-06-1119-S699ND
2019-09-1019-S1952ND
2019-09-1019-S1954ND
2019-09-1019-S1951ND
2019-09-1019-S1953ND
2019-12-1019-S2555ND
2019-12-1019-S2556ND
2019-12-1019-S2553ND
2019-12-1019-S2554ND