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Monochloroacetic acid

Brunersburg Water District - Evansport

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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23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
20150.625 ppb41ND - 2.50 ppb
20162.58 ppb43ND - 4.00 ppb
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-02-11AG64405ND
2014-05-13AG70771ND
2014-08-12AG77651ND
2014-11-13AG85613ND
2015-02-10AG90516ND
2015-04-17AG94718ND
2015-07-09AH00824ND
2015-10-08AH076522.50 ppb
2016-01-11AH134193.30 ppb
2016-04-11AH191393.00 ppb
2016-07-11AH25649ND
2016-10-11AH332324.00 ppb
2017-01-10AH40148ND
2017-04-14AH47431ND
2017-07-11AH54238ND
2017-10-10AH61830ND
2018-01-09AH67711ND
2018-04-09AH73691ND
2018-07-09AH80121ND
2018-10-09AH87569ND
2019-01-10AH93896ND
2019-04-09AH99679ND
2019-07-09AI06275ND