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Monobromoacetic acid

Ebarb Wwks District # 1 - N Ebarb/belmont

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.221 ppb164ND - 0.910 ppb
20180.175 ppb162ND - 1.40 ppb
20190.424 ppb166ND - 1.60 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
2014-03-04L0040520-02ND
2014-03-04L0040520-01ND
2014-03-04L0040520-02ND
2014-03-04L0040520-01ND
2014-06-1435142321001ND
2014-06-1435142321002ND
2014-06-1435142321002ND
2014-06-1435142321001ND
2014-09-02L0048041-01ND
2014-09-02L0048041-02ND
2014-09-02L0048041-02ND
2014-09-02L0048041-01ND
2014-12-10L0051820-01ND
2014-12-10L0051820-02ND
2014-12-10L0051820-02ND
2014-12-10L0051820-01ND
2015-03-10LA4655-1ND
2015-03-10LA4655-2ND
2015-03-10LA4655-2ND
2015-03-10LA4655-1ND
2015-06-1035193061001ND
2015-06-1035193061002ND
2015-06-1035193061002ND
2015-06-1035193061001ND
2015-09-09LA11630-2ND
2015-09-09LA11630-1ND
2015-09-09LA11630-2ND
2015-09-09LA11630-1ND
2015-12-09LA14997-1ND
2015-12-09LA14997-2ND
2015-12-09LA14997-2ND
2015-12-09LA14997-1ND
2016-03-02LA17933-1ND
2016-03-02LA17933-2ND
2016-03-02LA17933-2ND
2016-03-02LA17933-1ND
2016-06-10LA21721-2ND
2016-06-10LA21721-1ND
2016-06-10LA21721-2ND
2016-06-10LA21721-1ND
2016-09-06LA25168-1ND
2016-09-06LA25168-2ND
2016-09-06LA25168-2ND
2016-09-06LA25168-1ND
2016-12-06LA28337-1ND
2016-12-06LA28337-2ND
2016-12-06LA28337-2ND
2016-12-06LA28337-1ND
2017-03-0235298741016ND
2017-03-0235298741009ND
2017-03-0235298741009ND
2017-03-0235298741016ND
2017-06-19353202640010.860 ppb
2017-06-19353202640010.860 ppb
2017-06-19353202640020.910 ppb
2017-06-19353202640020.910 ppb
2017-09-2135337451011ND
2017-09-2135337451012ND
2017-09-2135337451011ND
2017-09-2135337451012ND
2017-12-0735362315002ND
2017-12-0735362315001ND
2017-12-0735362315001ND
2017-12-0735362315002ND
2018-03-2135381743002ND
2018-03-2135381743001ND
2018-03-2135381743002ND
2018-03-2135381743001ND
2018-06-1835399479002ND
2018-06-1835399479002ND
2018-06-1835399479001ND
2018-06-1835399479001ND
2018-09-17354187570021.40 ppb
2018-09-1735418757001ND
2018-09-1735418757001ND
2018-09-17354187570021.40 ppb
2018-12-1035436925001ND
2018-12-1035436925002ND
2018-12-1035436925001ND
2018-12-1035436925002ND
2019-03-1135454284002ND
2019-03-1135454284001ND
2019-03-1135454284001ND
2019-03-1135454284002ND
2019-06-12354754530021.60 ppb
2019-06-12354754530021.60 ppb
2019-06-1235475453001ND
2019-06-1235475453001ND
2019-09-11354975690021.10 ppb
2019-09-11354975690010.690 ppb
2019-09-11354975690010.690 ppb
2019-09-11354975690021.10 ppb
2019-12-1135518855001ND
2019-12-1135518855002ND
2019-12-1135518855001ND
2019-12-1135518855002ND