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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Lincoln

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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144

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND240ND
2015ND240ND
2016ND240ND
2017ND240ND
2018ND240ND
2019ND240ND

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
2014-01-14283280ND
2014-01-14283281ND
2014-01-14283282ND
2014-01-14283283ND
2014-01-14283284ND
2014-01-14283285ND
2014-04-15294926ND
2014-04-15294927ND
2014-04-15294928ND
2014-04-15294929ND
2014-04-15294930ND
2014-04-15294931ND
2014-07-15311952ND
2014-07-15311953ND
2014-07-15311951ND
2014-07-15311948ND
2014-07-15311949ND
2014-07-15311950ND
2014-10-14330690ND
2014-10-14330688ND
2014-10-14330689ND
2014-10-14330691ND
2014-10-14330692ND
2014-10-14330693ND
2015-01-13344882ND
2015-01-13344883ND
2015-01-13344884ND
2015-01-13344885ND
2015-01-13344886ND
2015-01-13344887ND
2015-04-28357557ND
2015-04-28357558ND
2015-04-28357559ND
2015-04-28357560ND
2015-04-28357561ND
2015-04-28357562ND
2015-07-14374508ND
2015-07-14374509ND
2015-07-14374510ND
2015-07-14374511ND
2015-07-14374512ND
2015-07-14374513ND
2015-10-13393511ND
2015-10-13393512ND
2015-10-13393513ND
2015-10-13393514ND
2015-10-13393515ND
2015-10-13393516ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-01-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-07-12ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-04-10ND
2017-04-11ND
2017-04-11ND
2017-04-11ND
2017-04-11ND
2017-04-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2018-01-10532279ND
2018-01-10532280ND
2018-01-10532281ND
2018-01-10532282ND
2018-01-10532283ND
2018-01-10532284ND
2018-04-10543818ND
2018-04-10543819ND
2018-04-10543820ND
2018-04-10543821ND
2018-04-10543822ND
2018-04-10543823ND
2018-07-11561891ND
2018-07-11561892ND
2018-07-11561893ND
2018-07-11561894ND
2018-07-11561895ND
2018-07-11561896ND
2018-10-09578339ND
2018-10-09578340ND
2018-10-09578341ND
2018-10-09578342ND
2018-10-09578343ND
2018-10-09578344ND
2019-01-16590619ND
2019-01-16590620ND
2019-01-16590621ND
2019-01-16590622ND
2019-01-16590623ND
2019-01-16590624ND
2019-04-11600530ND
2019-04-11600531ND
2019-04-11600532ND
2019-04-11600533ND
2019-04-11600534ND
2019-04-11600535ND
2019-07-09622414ND
2019-07-09622415ND
2019-07-09622416ND
2019-07-09622417ND
2019-07-09622418ND
2019-07-09622419ND
2019-10-15638238ND
2019-10-15638239ND
2019-10-15638240ND
2019-10-15638241ND
2019-10-15638242ND
2019-10-15638243ND