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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Papillion

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
20140.174 ppb161ND - 2.79 ppb
20150.340 ppb162ND - 3.39 ppb
20160.683 ppb164ND - 3.36 ppb
20170.178 ppb161ND - 2.84 ppb
20180.267 ppb161ND - 4.27 ppb
20190.148 ppb161ND - 2.36 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
2014-01-13283325ND
2014-01-13283324ND
2014-01-13283322ND
2014-01-13283323ND
2014-04-14295150ND
2014-04-14295151ND
2014-04-14295152ND
2014-04-14295153ND
2014-07-14311994ND
2014-07-14311995ND
2014-07-14311996ND
2014-07-14311997ND
2014-10-143307072.79 ppb
2014-10-14330706ND
2014-10-14330709ND
2014-10-14330708ND
2015-01-12344900ND
2015-01-12344901ND
2015-01-12344902ND
2015-01-12344903ND
2015-04-13357653ND
2015-04-13357654ND
2015-04-13357655ND
2015-04-13357656ND
2015-07-133745532.05 ppb
2015-07-13374551ND
2015-07-13374550ND
2015-07-133745523.39 ppb
2015-10-13393530ND
2015-10-13393531ND
2015-10-13393532ND
2015-10-13393529ND
2016-01-11ND
2016-01-11ND
2016-01-11ND
2016-01-11ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-07-11ND
2016-07-11ND
2016-07-113.36 ppb
2016-07-112.52 ppb
2016-10-112.00 ppb
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-113.05 ppb
2016-10-11ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-04-10ND
2017-04-102.84 ppb
2017-04-10ND
2017-04-10ND
2017-07-10ND
2017-07-10ND
2017-07-10ND
2017-07-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2018-01-08532430ND
2018-01-08532429ND
2018-01-08532428ND
2018-01-08532427ND
2018-04-09543843ND
2018-04-09543840ND
2018-04-09543841ND
2018-04-09543842ND
2018-07-09562065ND
2018-07-09562064ND
2018-07-09562063ND
2018-07-09562062ND
2018-10-09578357ND
2018-10-09578358ND
2018-10-09578359ND
2018-10-095783604.27 ppb
2019-01-08590642ND
2019-01-08590643ND
2019-01-08590644ND
2019-01-08590645ND
2019-04-08600576ND
2019-04-08600579ND
2019-04-08600578ND
2019-04-08600577ND
2019-07-08622461ND
2019-07-08622463ND
2019-07-08622462ND
2019-07-08622460ND
2019-10-15638259ND
2019-10-15638258ND
2019-10-156382572.36 ppb
2019-10-15638256ND