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Monochloroacetic acid

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake WD

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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49

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-101406041165DBP2ND
2014-02-101406041167DPB2ND
2014-05-191422904665DBP2ND
2014-05-271424344953DPBSND
2014-05-271424344951DBP2ND
2014-08-11BG92526DBP2ND
2014-08-11BG92527DBP2ND
2014-11-12C00352001DBP2ND
2014-11-12C00352002-DBP2ND
2015-02-11C00530101DBP2ND
2015-02-11C005301DBP2ND
2015-03-31C00633001DBP2ND
2015-03-31C00633002DBP2ND
2015-05-12C00724602DBP2ND
2015-05-12C00724601DBP2ND
2015-08-19C009801-02-DBP2ND
2015-08-19C009801-01-DBP2ND
2015-11-10C011747-01-DBP2ND
2015-11-10C011746-01-DBP2ND
2016-02-10C013719-01-DBP2ND
2016-02-10C013719-02-DBP2ND
2016-05-10C015858-02-DBP2ND
2016-05-10C015858-03-DBP2ND
2016-08-10C018514-01-DBP2ND
2016-08-10C018514-02-DBP2ND
2016-11-10C021456-01-DBP2ND
2016-11-10C021440-01-DBP2ND
2017-02-23C023844-01-DBP2ND
2017-02-23C023844-02-DBP2ND
2017-08-09C028674-02-DBP2ND
2017-08-09C028674-01-DBP2ND
2017-11-14C031361-01-DBP2ND
2017-11-14C031362-01-DBP2ND
2018-02-13C033218-01-DBP2ND
2018-02-13C033219-01-DBP2ND
2018-05-08C035155-02-DBP2ND
2018-05-08C035155-01-DBP2ND
2018-08-08C038059-01-DBP2ND
2018-08-08C038059-02-DBP2ND
2018-11-13C040724-02-DBP2ND
2018-11-13C040724-01-DBP2ND
2019-02-11C042578-01-DBP2ND
2019-02-11C042579-01-DBP2ND
2019-05-06C044481-01-DBP2ND
2019-05-07C044482-01-DBP2ND
2019-08-13C047353-01-DBP2ND
2019-08-13C047354-01-DBP2ND
2019-11-13C049935-01-DBP2ND
2019-11-13C049934-01-DBP2ND