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Monobromoacetic acid

Middletown Water Department

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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90

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
2014ND80ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND150ND
2018ND180ND
2019ND170ND

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
2014-09-22L5257799-5ND
2014-09-22L5257799-4ND
2014-09-22L5257799-3ND
2014-09-22L5257799-2ND
2014-12-30S603680ND
2014-12-30L5397204-4ND
2014-12-30L5397204-3ND
2014-12-30L5397204-2ND
2015-03-31L5526188-6ND
2015-03-31L5526188-5ND
2015-03-31L5526188-7ND
2015-03-31L5526188-8ND
2015-06-30L5676935-5ND
2015-06-30L5676935-4ND
2015-06-30L5676935-3ND
2015-06-30L5676935-2ND
2015-06-30L5676935-1ND
2015-09-30L5855211-8 HAA5ND
2015-09-30L5855211-7 HAA5ND
2015-09-30L5855211-6 HAA5ND
2015-09-30L5855211-5 HAA5ND
2015-12-21L5976007-8ND
2015-12-21L5976007-6ND
2015-12-21L5976007-7ND
2016-03-31L6169969-8ND
2016-03-31L6169969-7ND
2016-03-31L6169969-6ND
2016-03-31L6169969-5ND
2016-06-29L6343273-5 HAA5ND
2016-06-29L6343273-6 HAA5ND
2016-06-29L6343273-7 HHA5ND
2016-06-29L6343273-8 HAA5ND
2016-09-29L6498471-8ND
2016-09-29L6498471-7ND
2016-09-29L6498471-6ND
2016-09-29L6498471-5ND
2016-12-142196572008ND
2016-12-142196572007ND
2016-12-142196572006ND
2016-12-142196572005ND
2017-03-302219201005ND
2017-03-302219201006ND
2017-03-302219201007ND
2017-03-302219201008ND
2017-06-282242957008ND
2017-06-282242957007ND
2017-06-282242957006ND
2017-06-282242957005ND
2017-12-19S782113ND
2017-12-19S782111ND
2017-12-19S782110ND
2017-12-19S782108ND
2017-12-19S782107ND
2017-12-19S782105ND
2017-12-19S782104ND
2018-01-16S769240ND
2018-01-16S769239ND
2018-03-261051611ND
2018-03-261051599ND
2018-03-261051589ND
2018-03-281051593ND
2018-06-26S808472ND
2018-06-26S808470ND
2018-06-26S808468ND
2018-06-26S808466ND
2018-09-26S808662ND
2018-09-26S808658ND
2018-09-26S808660ND
2018-09-26S808663ND
2018-12-17S854859ND
2018-12-17S854857ND
2018-12-17S854849ND
2018-12-17S854847ND
2019-03-28S866475ND
2019-03-28S866467ND
2019-03-28S856468ND
2019-03-28S856466ND
2019-03-28S856465ND
2019-06-27S893181ND
2019-06-27S893175ND
2019-06-27S893177ND
2019-06-27S893179ND
2019-09-30S909301ND
2019-09-30S909285ND
2019-10-31S925207ND
2019-10-31S925204ND
2019-12-09S927514ND
2019-12-09S927526ND
2019-12-09S927522ND
2019-12-09S927518ND