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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Mccurtain Municipal Authority

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.464 ppb82ND - 2.16 ppb
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-181402469ND
2014-02-181402468ND
2014-05-221405578ND
2014-05-221405577ND
2014-08-201408515ND
2014-08-201408514ND
2014-11-2514115491.55 ppb
2014-11-2514115482.16 ppb
2015-02-191502556ND
2015-02-191502555ND
2015-05-201505576ND
2015-05-201505577ND
2015-08-201508596ND
2015-08-201508595ND
2015-11-301511643ND
2015-11-301511642ND
2016-02-171602513ND
2016-02-171602512ND
2016-05-101605296ND
2016-05-101605295ND
2016-08-041608153ND
2016-08-041608152ND
2016-11-291611742ND
2016-11-291611743ND
2017-02-231702560ND
2017-02-231702559ND
2017-05-181705529ND
2017-05-181705528ND
2017-08-167H16031-02ND
2017-08-167H16031-01ND
2017-11-147K15024-02ND
2017-11-147K15024-01ND
2018-02-20AB21032-01ND
2018-02-21AB21032-02ND
2018-05-15AE16079-01ND
2018-05-15AE16079-02ND
2018-08-14AH15034-02ND
2018-08-14AH15034-01ND
2018-11-20AK21020-02ND
2018-11-20AK21020-01ND
2019-02-19BB20030-02ND
2019-02-19BB20030-01ND
2019-05-15BE15040-02ND
2019-05-15BE15040-01ND
2019-08-20BH21018-01ND
2019-08-21BH21018-02ND
2019-11-20BK20023-01ND
2019-11-20BK20023-02ND