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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Hanford

Monobromoacetic 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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64

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND40ND
20160.156 ppb162ND - 1.40 ppb
2017ND160ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic 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 muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-10-075810-900-1045ND
2015-10-075810-903-0915ND
2015-10-075810-902-0839ND
2015-10-075810-901-1010ND
2016-01-135810-900-0930ND
2016-01-135810-903-0815ND
2016-01-135810-902-0845ND
2016-01-135810-901-0900ND
2016-04-145810-901-09251.40 ppb
2016-04-145810-903-08361.10 ppb
2016-04-145810-900-1017ND
2016-04-145810-902-0905ND
2016-07-125810-900-1015ND
2016-07-125810-903-0815ND
2016-07-125810-901-0945ND
2016-07-125810-902-0845ND
2016-10-125810-903-0830ND
2016-10-125810-902-0910ND
2016-10-125810-901-0941ND
2016-10-125810-900-1048ND
2017-01-115810-903-0817ND
2017-01-115810-902-0852ND
2017-01-115810-901-0940ND
2017-01-115810-900-1030ND
2017-04-135810-902-1002ND
2017-04-135810-901-1044ND
2017-04-135810-900-1122ND
2017-04-135810-903-0907ND
2017-07-125810-901-1015ND
2017-07-125810-902-0918ND
2017-07-125810-900-1053ND
2017-07-125810-903-0840ND
2017-10-125810-902-0744ND
2017-10-125810-901-0923ND
2017-10-125810-903-0828ND
2017-10-125810-900-1002ND
2018-01-115810-902-0905ND
2018-01-115810-900-1158ND
2018-01-115810-903-1018ND
2018-01-115810-901-1014ND
2018-07-135810-900-1000ND
2018-07-135810-902-0855ND
2018-07-135810-903-0807ND
2018-07-135810-901-0925ND
2018-10-115810-900-1105ND
2018-10-115810-902-0940ND
2018-10-115810-903-0900ND
2018-10-115810-901-1020ND
2019-01-105810-901-0935ND
2019-01-105810-900-1008ND
2019-01-105810-903-0758ND
2019-01-105810-902-0841ND
2019-04-105810-903-0905ND
2019-04-105810-902-0810ND
2019-04-105810-900-1120ND
2019-04-105810-901-0950ND
2019-07-115810-901-1120ND
2019-07-115810-903-0950ND
2019-07-115810-900-1200ND
2019-07-115810-902-1040ND
2019-10-105810-900-0945ND
2019-10-105810-902-0830ND
2019-10-105810-901-0915ND
2019-10-105810-903-0735ND