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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Alice

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
20150.238 ppb161ND - 3.80 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20191.59 ppb165ND - 7.40 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
2014-02-24AC44237ND
2014-02-24AC44233ND
2014-02-24AC44183ND
2014-02-24AC44232ND
2014-05-20AC54735ND
2014-05-20AC54737ND
2014-05-20AC54751ND
2014-05-20AC54740ND
2014-09-08AC66168ND
2014-09-08AC66137ND
2014-09-08AC66120ND
2014-09-08AC66167ND
2014-11-10AC71748ND
2014-11-10AC71751ND
2014-11-10AC71719ND
2014-11-10AC71747ND
2015-03-02AC82317ND
2015-03-02AC82326ND
2015-03-02AC82324ND
2015-03-02AC82320ND
2015-04-20AC88776ND
2015-04-20AC88804ND
2015-04-20AC887743.80 ppb
2015-05-14AC92001ND
2015-08-10AD03202ND
2015-08-10AD03213ND
2015-08-10AD03219ND
2015-08-10AD03203ND
2015-11-16AD13581ND
2015-11-16AD13555ND
2015-11-16AD13551ND
2015-11-16AD13583ND
2016-02-08AD22406ND
2016-02-08AD22410ND
2016-02-08AD22435ND
2016-02-08AD22409ND
2016-04-11AD32512ND
2016-04-11AD32515ND
2016-04-11AD32518ND
2016-04-11AD32522ND
2016-08-01AD46368ND
2016-08-01AD46379ND
2016-08-01AD46385ND
2016-08-01AD46378ND
2016-11-07AD56770ND
2016-11-07AD56776ND
2016-11-07AD56769ND
2016-11-07AD56773ND
2017-02-21AD71372ND
2017-02-21AD71373ND
2017-02-21AD71374ND
2017-02-21AD71371ND
2017-04-26AD81157ND
2017-04-26AD81158ND
2017-04-26AD81156ND
2017-04-26AD81159ND
2017-08-22AD93694ND
2017-08-22AD93691ND
2017-08-22AD93692ND
2017-08-22AD93693ND
2017-11-13AE04500ND
2017-11-13AE04499ND
2017-11-13AE04510ND
2017-11-13AE04509ND
2018-02-05AE12128ND
2018-02-05AE12129ND
2018-02-05AE12126ND
2018-02-05AE12127ND
2018-05-14AE26122ND
2018-05-14AE26126ND
2018-05-14AE26123ND
2018-05-14AE26124ND
2018-07-23AE34108ND
2018-07-23AE34111ND
2018-07-23AE34106ND
2018-07-23AE34102ND
2018-10-15AE43409ND
2018-10-15AE43408ND
2018-10-15AE43405ND
2018-10-15AE43407ND
2019-02-13AE54306ND
2019-02-13AE54323ND
2019-02-13AE54320ND
2019-02-13AE54307ND
2019-05-29AE68376ND
2019-05-29AE68377ND
2019-05-29AE68378ND
2019-05-29AE68381ND
2019-09-23AE841933.30 ppb
2019-09-23AE841984.80 ppb
2019-09-23AE84199ND
2019-09-23AE841963.10 ppb
2019-11-18AE895237.40 ppb
2019-11-18AE89528ND
2019-11-18AE895086.90 ppb
2019-11-18AE89506ND