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Monobromoacetic acid

Des Plaines

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

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.26 ppb3228ND - 2.07 ppb
20151.29 ppb2018ND - 1.90 ppb
20161.05 ppb1611ND - 1.77 ppb
20170.548 ppb2811ND - 1.73 ppb
20180.0386 ppb323ND - 0.591 ppb
20190.443 ppb3224ND - 0.951 ppb

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
2014-01-141401507-001B1.59 ppb
2014-01-141401507-002B1.43 ppb
2014-01-141401507-003B1.48 ppb
2014-01-141401507-004B1.63 ppb
2014-01-141401507-005B1.47 ppb
2014-01-141401507-006BND
2014-01-141401507-007B1.21 ppb
2014-01-141401507-008B1.42 ppb
2014-04-161404886-001B1.21 ppb
2014-04-161404886-002B1.25 ppb
2014-04-161404886-003B1.16 ppb
2014-04-161404886-004B1.19 ppb
2014-04-161404886-005B1.06 ppb
2014-04-161404886-006B1.14 ppb
2014-04-161404886-007BND
2014-04-161404886-008B1.16 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-001B1.99 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-002B1.74 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-003B1.95 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-004B2.07 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-005B1.90 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-006B1.58 ppb
2014-07-161407A50-007BND
2014-07-161407A50-008B1.60 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-001B1.03 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-002B1.42 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-003B1.33 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-004B1.57 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-005B1.41 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-006BND
2014-10-271410F28-007B1.09 ppb
2014-10-271410F28-008B1.28 ppb
2015-01-141501707-001B1.33 ppb
2015-01-141501707-002B1.21 ppb
2015-01-141501707-003B1.32 ppb
2015-01-141501707-004B1.14 ppb
2015-01-141501707-005B1.22 ppb
2015-01-141501707-006BND
2015-01-141501707-007B1.19 ppb
2015-01-141501707-008B1.26 ppb
2015-04-141504A23-001B1.47 ppb
2015-04-141504A23-002B1.52 ppb
2015-04-141504A23-003B1.49 ppb
2015-04-141504A23-004BND
2015-07-211507J98-001B1.44 ppb
2015-07-211507J98-002B1.55 ppb
2015-07-211507J98-003B1.56 ppb
2015-07-211507J98-004B1.36 ppb
2015-10-131510A16-001B1.86 ppb
2015-10-131510A16-002B1.25 ppb
2015-10-131510A16-003B1.90 ppb
2015-10-131510A16-004B1.80 ppb
2016-01-121601619-001B1.60 ppb
2016-01-121601619-002B1.46 ppb
2016-01-121601619-003B1.55 ppb
2016-01-121601619-004BND
2016-04-141604A86-001B1.59 ppb
2016-04-141604A86-002B1.56 ppb
2016-04-141604A86-003B1.48 ppb
2016-04-141604A86-004B1.40 ppb
2016-07-301608250-001B1.41 ppb
2016-07-301608250-002BND
2016-07-301608250-003B1.32 ppb
2016-07-301608250-004BND
2016-10-111610811-002BND
2016-10-111610811-003BND
2016-10-111610811-001B1.77 ppb
2016-10-111610811-004B1.63 ppb
2017-01-091701511-001B1.46 ppb
2017-01-091701511-002B1.62 ppb
2017-01-091701511-003B1.40 ppb
2017-01-091701511-004BND
2017-04-111704732-001B1.10 ppb
2017-04-111704732-002B1.69 ppb
2017-04-111704732-003B1.59 ppb
2017-04-111704732-004B1.12 ppb
2017-04-171704B42-001B1.12 ppb
2017-04-171704B42-002B1.12 ppb
2017-04-171704B42-003B1.40 ppb
2017-04-171704B42-004B1.73 ppb
2017-07-101707679-001BND
2017-07-101707679-002BND
2017-07-101707679-003BND
2017-07-101707679-004BND
2017-07-101707679-005BND
2017-07-101707679-006BND
2017-07-101707679-007BND
2017-07-101707679-008BND
2017-10-101710793-001BND
2017-10-101710793-002BND
2017-10-101710793-003BND
2017-10-101710793-004BND
2017-10-101710793-005BND
2017-10-101710793-006BND
2017-10-101710793-007BND
2017-10-101710793-008BND
2018-01-081801499-001BND
2018-01-081801499-002BND
2018-01-081801499-003BND
2018-01-081801499-004BND
2018-01-081801499-005BND
2018-01-081801499-006BND
2018-01-081801499-007BND
2018-01-081801499-008BND
2018-04-101804701-001BND
2018-04-101804701-002BND
2018-04-101804701-003BND
2018-04-101804701-004BND
2018-04-101804701-005BND
2018-04-101804701-006BND
2018-04-101804701-007BND
2018-04-101804701-008BND
2018-07-091807516-001BND
2018-07-091807516-002BND
2018-07-091807516-003BND
2018-07-091807516-004BND
2018-07-091807516-005BND
2018-07-091807516-006BND
2018-07-091807516-007BND
2018-07-091807516-008BND
2018-10-071810708-001B0.336 ppb
2018-10-071810708-002BND
2018-10-071810708-005B0.309 ppb
2018-10-071810708-007BND
2018-10-091810708-003BND
2018-10-091810708-004BND
2018-10-091810708-006BND
2018-10-091810708-008B0.591 ppb
2019-01-071901445-001B0.304 ppb
2019-01-071901445-002BND
2019-01-071901445-003B0.389 ppb
2019-01-071901445-004B0.457 ppb
2019-01-071901445-005BND
2019-01-071901445-006B0.335 ppb
2019-01-071901445-007B0.456 ppb
2019-01-071901445-008BND
2019-04-081904696-001B0.512 ppb
2019-04-081904696-002BND
2019-04-081904696-003B0.517 ppb
2019-04-081904696-004B0.640 ppb
2019-04-081904696-005B0.481 ppb
2019-04-081904696-006B0.568 ppb
2019-04-081904696-007B0.586 ppb
2019-04-081904696-008B0.493 ppb
2019-07-091907512-001B0.689 ppb
2019-07-091907512-002B0.902 ppb
2019-07-091907512-003B0.834 ppb
2019-07-091907512-004B0.951 ppb
2019-07-091907512-005B0.834 ppb
2019-07-091907512-006B0.584 ppb
2019-07-091907512-007B0.766 ppb
2019-07-091907512-008B0.791 ppb
2019-10-211910I50-001BND
2019-10-211910I50-002BND
2019-10-211910I50-003B0.598 ppb
2019-10-211910I50-004B0.540 ppb
2019-10-211910I50-005B0.481 ppb
2019-10-211910I50-006BND
2019-10-211910I50-007BND
2019-10-211910I50-008B0.474 ppb