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Monochloroacetic acid

Keansburg Water & Sewer Department

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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92

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
2018ND120ND
20190.0625 ppb161ND - 1.000 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
2014-03-12L4941388-3ND
2014-03-12L4941388-2ND
2014-03-12L4941388-1ND
2014-03-12L4941388-4ND
2014-06-18L5056408-2ND
2014-06-18L5056408-3ND
2014-06-18L5056408-1ND
2014-06-18L5056408-4ND
2014-09-17L5205874-2ND
2014-09-17L5205874-3ND
2014-09-17L5205874-1ND
2014-09-17L5205874-4ND
2014-12-17L5320966-3ND
2014-12-17L5320966-2ND
2014-12-17L5320966-1ND
2014-12-17L5320966-4ND
2015-03-11L5450533-4ND
2015-03-11L5450533-3ND
2015-03-11L5450533-2ND
2015-03-11L5450533-1ND
2015-06-17L5587058-4ND
2015-06-17L5587058-1ND
2015-06-17L5587058-2ND
2015-06-17L5587058-3ND
2015-09-16L5760598-4ND
2015-09-16L5760598-1ND
2015-09-16L5760598-2ND
2015-09-16L5760598-3ND
2015-12-02L5908703-1ND
2015-12-02L5908703-2ND
2015-12-02L5908703-3ND
2015-12-02L5908703-4ND
2016-04-083428309ND
2016-04-083428308ND
2016-04-083428311ND
2016-04-083428310ND
2016-06-013462485ND
2016-06-013462484ND
2016-06-013462487ND
2016-06-013462486ND
2016-09-143547297ND
2016-09-143547296ND
2016-09-143547298ND
2016-09-143547295ND
2016-12-143605574ND
2016-12-143605572ND
2016-12-143605575ND
2016-12-143605573ND
2017-03-083651856ND
2017-03-083651857ND
2017-03-083651859ND
2017-03-083651858ND
2017-06-073710751ND
2017-06-073710748ND
2017-06-073710749ND
2017-06-073710750ND
2017-09-203783127ND
2017-09-203783125ND
2017-09-203783126ND
2017-09-203783124ND
2017-12-063834835ND
2017-12-063834833ND
2017-12-063834834ND
2017-12-063834832ND
2018-03-143891634ND
2018-03-143891636ND
2018-03-143891635ND
2018-03-143891637ND
2018-06-20N064629-01ND
2018-06-20N064629-04ND
2018-06-20N064629-02ND
2018-06-20N064629-03ND
2018-12-12N071369-04ND
2018-12-12N071369-01ND
2018-12-12N071369-03ND
2018-12-12N071369-02ND
2019-03-06N074086-04ND
2019-03-06N074086-03ND
2019-03-06N074086-011.000 ppb
2019-03-06N074086-02ND
2019-06-12N077354-02ND
2019-06-12N077354-04ND
2019-06-12N077354-08ND
2019-06-12N077354-06ND
2019-09-11N080855-04ND
2019-09-11N080855-01ND
2019-09-11N080855-02ND
2019-09-11N080855-03ND
2019-12-113075687001ND
2019-12-113075687002ND
2019-12-113075687003ND
2019-12-113075687004ND