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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Morganton

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
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
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
2014-02-05T-1402-046ND
2014-02-05T-1402-045ND
2014-02-05T-1402-044ND
2014-02-05T-1402-047ND
2014-05-07T-1405-048ND
2014-05-07T-1405-047ND
2014-05-07T-1405-046ND
2014-05-07T-1405-045ND
2014-08-06T-1408-041ND
2014-08-06T-1408-040ND
2014-08-06T-1408-039ND
2014-08-06T-1408-038ND
2014-11-05T-1411-047ND
2014-11-05T-1411-046ND
2014-11-05T-1411-048ND
2014-11-05T-1411-049ND
2015-02-04ND
2015-02-04ND
2015-02-04ND
2015-02-04ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-11-04ND
2015-11-04ND
2015-11-04ND
2015-11-04ND
2016-02-03T-1602-041ND
2016-02-03T-1602-038ND
2016-02-03T-1602-039ND
2016-02-03T-1602-040ND
2016-05-04T-1605-036ND
2016-05-04T-1605-037ND
2016-05-04T-1605-038ND
2016-05-04T-1605-039ND
2016-08-02T-1608-020ND
2016-08-02T-1608-021ND
2016-08-02T-1608-022ND
2016-08-02T-1608-023ND
2016-11-10T-1611-068ND
2016-11-10T-1611-067ND
2016-11-10T-1611-069ND
2016-11-10T-1611-070ND
2017-02-02T-1702-004ND
2017-02-02T-1702-005ND
2017-02-02T-1702-006ND
2017-02-02T-1702-007ND
2017-05-09T-1705-070ND
2017-05-09T-1705-069ND
2017-05-09T-1705-068ND
2017-05-09T-1705-067ND
2017-08-0338225-03ND
2017-08-0338225-04ND
2017-08-0338225-01ND
2017-08-0338225-02ND
2017-11-1643110-01ND
2017-11-1643110-02ND
2017-11-1643110-03ND
2017-11-1643110-04ND
2018-02-2747311-04 ND
2018-02-2747311-03 ND
2018-02-2747311-02 ND
2018-02-2747311-01 ND
2018-05-1850884-04 ND
2018-05-1850884-01 ND
2018-05-1850884-02 ND
2018-05-1850884-03 ND
2018-08-1754931-04 ND
2018-08-1754931-03 ND
2018-08-1754931-02 ND
2018-08-1754931-01 ND
2018-11-1659479-01 ND
2018-11-1659479-02 ND
2018-11-1659479-03 ND
2018-11-1659479-04 ND
2019-02-2263396-01 ND
2019-02-2263396-02 ND
2019-02-2263396-03 ND
2019-02-2263396-04 ND
2019-05-2467162-03 ND
2019-05-2467162-06 ND
2019-05-2467162-05 ND
2019-05-2467162-04 ND
2019-08-0970896-02 ND
2019-08-0970896-04 ND
2019-08-0970896-03 ND
2019-08-0970896-01 ND
2019-11-1574920-04 ND
2019-11-1574920-03 ND
2019-11-1574920-02 ND
2019-11-1574920-01 ND