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Monochloroacetic acid

Livingston Twp Div of Water

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
20140.433 ppb164ND - 2.52 ppb
2015ND160ND
20162.83 ppb167ND - 11.5 ppb
20170.826 ppb167ND - 2.62 ppb
20180.425 ppb163ND - 3.40 ppb
20191.08 ppb162ND - 10.00 ppb

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
2014-03-0414030472-0011.70 ppb
2014-03-0414030472-002ND
2014-03-0414030472-003ND
2014-03-0414030472-004ND
2014-06-0314060288-0021.20 ppb
2014-06-0314060288-0031.50 ppb
2014-06-0314060288-001ND
2014-06-0314060288-004ND
2014-09-021435364-03ND
2014-09-021435364-022.52 ppb
2014-09-021435364-04ND
2014-09-021435364-01ND
2014-12-021447036-02ND
2014-12-021447036-03ND
2014-12-021447036-04ND
2014-12-021447036-01ND
2015-03-031507506-04ND
2015-03-031507506-02ND
2015-03-031507506-01ND
2015-03-031507506-03ND
2015-06-301507209-004ND
2015-06-301507209-002ND
2015-06-301507209-003ND
2015-06-301507209-001ND
2015-09-04L5809283-4ND
2015-09-04L5809283-1ND
2015-09-04L5809283-2ND
2015-09-04L5809283-3ND
2015-12-03L5947213-1ND
2015-12-03L5947213-4ND
2015-12-03L5947213-2ND
2015-12-03L5947213-3ND
2016-03-033413340ND
2016-03-033413337ND
2016-03-033413339ND
2016-03-033413338ND
2016-06-03HA061616-2111.5 ppb
2016-06-03HA061616-206.96 ppb
2016-06-03HA061616-1810.4 ppb
2016-06-03HA061616-1911.3 ppb
2016-09-01HA090916A-18ND
2016-09-01HA090916A-201.57 ppb
2016-09-01HA090916A-21ND
2016-09-01HA090916A-19ND
2016-12-01HA120916-14ND
2016-12-01HA121516-061.70 ppb
2016-12-01HA120916-11ND
2016-12-01HA121516-071.78 ppb
2017-03-01HA031517-14ND
2017-03-01HA031517-12ND
2017-03-01HA031517-11ND
2017-03-01HA031517-13ND
2017-06-02HA061617-08ND
2017-06-02HA061617-092.62 ppb
2017-06-02HA061617-122.17 ppb
2017-06-02HA061617-13ND
2017-09-05HA091417-191.50 ppb
2017-09-05HA091417-211.86 ppb
2017-09-05HA091717-20ND
2017-09-05HA091417-18ND
2017-12-06HA121417-101.80 ppb
2017-12-06HA121417-081.56 ppb
2017-12-06HA121417-091.71 ppb
2017-12-06HA121417-07ND
2018-03-027044381004-HAAND
2018-03-027044381001-HAAND
2018-03-027044381002-HAAND
2018-03-027044381003-HAAND
2018-06-05HA061518-14ND
2018-06-05HA061518-121.70 ppb
2018-06-05HA061518-151.70 ppb
2018-06-05HA061518-13ND
2018-09-057064134003-HAAND
2018-09-057064134002-HAAND
2018-09-057064134004-HAAND
2018-09-057064134001-HAAND
2018-12-057073054003-HAAND
2018-12-057073054002-HAAND
2018-12-057073054004-HAA3.40 ppb
2018-12-057073054001-HAAND
2019-03-057081609001-HAAND
2019-03-057081609004-HAAND
2019-03-057081609002-HAAND
2019-03-057081609003-HAAND
2019-06-047092293003-HAAND
2019-06-047092293002-HAAND
2019-06-047092293001-HAAND
2019-06-067092825001-HAAND
2019-09-0470104088004-HAA10.00 ppb
2019-09-0470104088001-HAAND
2019-09-0470104088002-HAAND
2019-09-0470104088003-HAA7.20 ppb
2019-12-0470114225001-HAAND
2019-12-0470114225002-HAAND
2019-12-0470114225003-HAAND
2019-12-0470114225004-HAAND