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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Ajax Beulah Water System

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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68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND120ND
20170.0488 ppb162ND - 0.390 ppb
2018ND160ND
20190.0678 ppb182ND - 0.610 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
2014-08-271329587ND
2014-08-271329586ND
2014-08-271329587ND
2014-08-271329586ND
2015-12-151451593ND
2015-12-151451593ND
2016-08-031512654ND
2016-08-031512653ND
2016-08-031512654ND
2016-08-031512653ND
2016-09-1935266236001ND
2016-09-1935266236002ND
2016-09-1935266236002ND
2016-09-1935266236001ND
2016-12-2835286278001ND
2016-12-2835286278002ND
2016-12-2835286278002ND
2016-12-2835286278001ND
2017-03-0235298741017ND
2017-03-0235298741018ND
2017-03-0235298741018ND
2017-03-0235298741017ND
2017-06-2735321385002ND
2017-06-2735321385001ND
2017-06-2735321385001ND
2017-06-2735321385002ND
2017-09-1435335848010ND
2017-09-14353358480090.390 ppb
2017-09-1435335848010ND
2017-09-14353358480090.390 ppb
2017-12-1435363577002ND
2017-12-1435363577001ND
2017-12-1435363577001ND
2017-12-1435363577002ND
2018-03-1535380713002ND
2018-03-1535380713001ND
2018-03-1535380713002ND
2018-03-1535380713001ND
2018-06-2535401075002ND
2018-06-2535401075001ND
2018-06-2535401075002ND
2018-06-2535401075001ND
2018-09-1835418773001ND
2018-09-1835418773002ND
2018-09-1835418773001ND
2018-09-1835418773002ND
2018-12-1735438425002ND
2018-12-1735438425002ND
2018-12-1735438425001ND
2018-12-1735438425001ND
2019-03-2135457043002ND
2019-03-2135457043001ND
2019-03-2135457043001ND
2019-03-2135457043002ND
2019-04-1135461523001ND
2019-04-1135461523001ND
2019-06-04354739430020.610 ppb
2019-06-04354739430020.610 ppb
2019-06-0435473943001ND
2019-06-0435473943001ND
2019-09-2535500753002ND
2019-09-2535500753001ND
2019-09-2535500753001ND
2019-09-2535500753002ND
2019-12-1935520382001ND
2019-12-1935520382002ND
2019-12-1935520382001ND
2019-12-1935520382002ND