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Monochloroacetic acid

Batavia City

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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91

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
20140.144 ppb161ND - 2.30 ppb
20150.538 ppb121ND - 6.45 ppb
2016ND150ND
2017ND160ND
20180.788 ppb163ND - 4.30 ppb
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
2014-02-05SB84357-02ND
2014-02-05SB84357-04ND
2014-02-05SB84357-01ND
2014-02-06SB84357-03ND
2014-05-061405600-003AND
2014-05-061405600-001AND
2014-05-061405600-004AND
2014-05-061405600-002A2.30 ppb
2014-08-051408432-002ND
2014-08-051408432-004ND
2014-08-051408432-003ND
2014-08-051408432-001ND
2014-11-061411371-004ND
2014-11-061411371-003ND
2014-11-061411371-002ND
2014-11-061411371-001ND
2015-02-031502259-001ND
2015-02-031502259-002ND
2015-02-031502259-004ND
2015-02-031502259-003ND
2015-05-051505494-001ND
2015-05-051505494-002ND
2015-05-051505494-003ND
2015-05-051505494-004ND
2015-08-051508564-001ND
2015-08-051508564-0046.45 ppb
2015-08-051508564-003ND
2015-08-051508564-002ND
2016-02-031602545-002ND
2016-02-031602454-001ND
2016-02-031602545-004ND
2016-02-031602545-003ND
2016-05-041605537-001ND
2016-05-041605537-004ND
2016-05-041605537-002ND
2016-05-041605537-003ND
2016-08-031608626-004ND
2016-08-031608626-003ND
2016-08-031608626-002ND
2016-11-09704434004ND
2016-11-09704434001ND
2016-11-09704434003ND
2016-11-09704432002ND
2017-02-067010823004ND
2017-02-067010823003ND
2017-02-067010823001ND
2017-02-067010823002ND
2017-05-087018230004ND
2017-05-087018230002ND
2017-05-08701823001ND
2017-05-087018230003ND
2017-08-097026980-01ND
2017-08-09702698003ND
2017-08-097026980004ND
2017-08-097026980-02ND
2017-11-067035115003ND
2017-11-067035115001ND
2017-11-067035115002ND
2017-11-067035115004ND
2018-02-067042227004ND
2018-02-067042227006ND
2018-02-067042227005ND
2018-02-067042227003ND
2018-05-0770510180034.10 ppb
2018-05-0770510180054.30 ppb
2018-05-0770510180044.20 ppb
2018-05-077051018006ND
2018-08-067060805006ND
2018-08-067060805005ND
2018-08-067060805003ND
2018-08-067060805004ND
2018-11-057070208002ND
2018-11-057070208004ND
2018-11-057070208003ND
2018-11-057070208001ND
2019-02-057078557003ND
2019-02-057078557004ND
2019-02-057078557002ND
2019-02-057078557001ND
2019-05-067088558001ND
2019-05-067088558002ND
2019-05-067088558003ND
2019-05-067088558004ND
2019-08-0570100239002ND
2019-08-0570100239004ND
2019-08-0570100239001ND
2019-08-0570100239003ND
2019-11-0470111269004ND
2019-11-0470111269002ND
2019-11-0470111269001ND
2019-11-0470111269003ND