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Monobromoacetic acid

Palos Heights

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
20141.38 ppb109ND - 1.71 ppb
20151.27 ppb86ND - 1.85 ppb
20161.29 ppb1411ND - 1.85 ppb
20170.779 ppb168ND - 1.63 ppb
20180.0874 ppb163ND - 0.549 ppb
20190.488 ppb1614ND - 0.761 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
2014-01-101401300-002B1.64 ppb
2014-01-101401300-001B1.71 ppb
2014-01-101401300-003B1.48 ppb
2014-01-101401300-004B1.67 ppb
2014-04-091404489-001B1.68 ppb
2014-04-091404489-002B1.61 ppb
2014-07-091407538-001B1.14 ppb
2014-07-091407538-002B1.54 ppb
2014-10-071410321-002B1.33 ppb
2014-10-071410321-001BND
2015-01-091501417-001B1.61 ppb
2015-01-091501417-002B1.52 ppb
2015-04-081504587-001B1.80 ppb
2015-04-081504587-002B1.76 ppb
2015-07-081507526-001B1.60 ppb
2015-07-081507526-002B1.85 ppb
2015-10-071510449-001BND
2015-10-071510449-002BND
2016-01-071601375-002B1.74 ppb
2016-01-071601375-001B1.85 ppb
2016-04-061604415-001B1.77 ppb
2016-04-061604415-003B1.73 ppb
2016-04-061604415-004B1.70 ppb
2016-04-061604415-002B1.82 ppb
2016-07-061607390-003B1.26 ppb
2016-07-061607390-001B1.64 ppb
2016-07-061607390-002B1.29 ppb
2016-07-061607390-004B1.46 ppb
2016-10-061610492-001BND
2016-10-061610492-002B1.79 ppb
2016-10-061610492-004BND
2016-10-061610492-003BND
2017-01-181701A06-002B1.47 ppb
2017-01-181701A06-004B1.61 ppb
2017-01-181701A06-001B1.63 ppb
2017-01-181701A06-003B1.47 ppb
2017-04-061704398-003B1.58 ppb
2017-04-061704398-004B1.54 ppb
2017-04-061704398-002B1.62 ppb
2017-04-061704398-001B1.55 ppb
2017-07-111707558-004BND
2017-07-111707558-003BND
2017-07-111707558-002BND
2017-07-111707558-001BND
2017-10-041710263-004BND
2017-10-041710263-003BND
2017-10-041710263-001BND
2017-10-041710263-002BND
2018-01-081801303-004BND
2018-01-081801303-003BND
2018-01-081801303-002BND
2018-01-081801303-001BND
2018-04-121804884-004BND
2018-04-121804884-001BND
2018-04-121804884-002BND
2018-04-121804884-003BND
2018-07-121807761-004BND
2018-07-121807761-003B0.549 ppb
2018-07-121807761-002BND
2018-07-121807761-001B0.517 ppb
2018-10-051810495-001BND
2018-10-051810495-002BND
2018-10-051810495-003BND
2018-10-051810495-004B0.333 ppb
2019-01-101901594-001B0.488 ppb
2019-01-101901594-002B0.430 ppb
2019-01-101901594-003B0.532 ppb
2019-01-101901594-004B0.360 ppb
2019-04-111904958-001B0.560 ppb
2019-04-111904958-004B0.493 ppb
2019-04-111904958-003B0.591 ppb
2019-04-111904958-002B0.761 ppb
2019-07-171907E71-002B0.637 ppb
2019-07-171907E71-004B0.524 ppb
2019-07-171907E71-003B0.700 ppb
2019-07-171907E71-001B0.665 ppb
2019-10-101910889-004B0.676 ppb
2019-10-101910889-003BND
2019-10-101910889-002BND
2019-10-101910889-001B0.384 ppb