Monobromoacetic acid

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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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	8	ND
2015	ND	8	ND
2016	ND	8	ND
2017	ND	4	ND
2018	ND	2	ND
2019	ND	2	ND

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
2014-01-15	DH*201401210284	ND
2014-01-15	DH*201401210281	ND
2014-04-16	DH*201404180466	ND
2014-04-16	DH*201404180467	ND
2014-07-16	DH*3065614	ND
2014-07-16	DH*3065615	ND
2014-10-16	DH*3125859	ND
2014-10-16	DH*3125860	ND
2015-01-13	DH*3170058	ND
2015-01-13	DH*3170059	ND
2015-04-07	DH*3221986	ND
2015-04-07	DH*3221987	ND
2015-07-07	DH*3277352	ND
2015-07-07	DH*3277353	ND
2015-10-13	DH*3343980	ND
2015-10-13	DH*3343981	ND
2016-01-12	DH*3386254	ND
2016-01-12	DH*3386255	ND
2016-04-13	DH*3432538	ND
2016-04-13	DH*3432539	ND
2016-07-11	DH*3494312	ND
2016-07-11	DH*3494313	ND
2016-10-17	DH*3571574	ND
2016-10-17	DH*3571575	ND
2017-01-17	DH*3626746	ND
2017-01-17	DH*3626747	ND
2017-07-18	DH*3742228	ND
2017-07-18	DH*3742229	ND
2018-07-17	DH*3998385	ND
2018-10-09	DH*4090287	ND
2019-07-09	4350538	ND
2019-10-15	4460135	ND