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Monobromoacetic acid

NJ American Water - Western

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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288

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
20141.13 ppb4810ND - 13.2 ppb
20150.550 ppb4817ND - 2.40 ppb
20160.338 ppb4810ND - 2.90 ppb
2017ND480ND
2018ND480ND
2019ND480ND

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
2014-02-122457000110.4 ppb
2014-02-122456980110.3 ppb
2014-02-1224567001ND
2014-02-1224572901ND
2014-02-122456990113.2 ppb
2014-02-1224565501ND
2014-02-1224569701ND
2014-02-1224572601ND
2014-02-12245666017.10 ppb
2014-02-1224572501ND
2014-02-1224566501ND
2014-02-12245668017.40 ppb
2014-05-2325518901ND
2014-05-2325518701ND
2014-05-2325516801ND
2014-05-2325521401ND
2014-05-2325518801ND
2014-05-2325515601ND
2014-05-2325518601ND
2014-05-2325521301ND
2014-05-2325516601ND
2014-05-2325521201ND
2014-05-2325516501ND
2014-05-2325516701ND
2014-08-08266049011.10 ppb
2014-08-0826604701ND
2014-08-08266028011.000 ppb
2014-08-0826607401ND
2014-08-0826604801ND
2014-08-0826601601ND
2014-08-0826604601ND
2014-08-0826607301ND
2014-08-0826602601ND
2014-08-0826607201ND
2014-08-08266025011.40 ppb
2014-08-08266027011.30 ppb
2014-11-1027412801ND
2014-11-1027412601ND
2014-11-1027411001ND
2014-11-1027415201ND
2014-11-1027412701ND
2014-11-1027409801ND
2014-11-1027412501ND
2014-11-1027415101ND
2014-11-1027410801ND
2014-11-1027415001ND
2014-11-10274107011.000 ppb
2014-11-1027410901ND
2015-02-12281053012.00 ppb
2015-02-1228105101ND
2015-02-12281032011.30 ppb
2015-02-1228107801ND
2015-02-1228105201ND
2015-02-1228102001ND
2015-02-1228105001ND
2015-02-1228107701ND
2015-02-12281030011.20 ppb
2015-02-1228107601ND
2015-02-12281029011.60 ppb
2015-02-12281031011.70 ppb
2015-05-12290582011.50 ppb
2015-05-1229058001ND
2015-05-12290560011.10 ppb
2015-05-1229058501ND
2015-05-1229058101ND
2015-05-1229054801ND
2015-05-1229057901ND
2015-05-1229058401ND
2015-05-12290558011.10 ppb
2015-05-1229058301ND
2015-05-12290557011.30 ppb
2015-05-12290559011.50 ppb
2015-08-11300453012.20 ppb
2015-08-1130045101ND
2015-08-11300430011.50 ppb
2015-08-1130047801ND
2015-08-1130045201ND
2015-08-1130041801ND
2015-08-1130045001ND
2015-08-1130047701ND
2015-08-1130042801ND
2015-08-1130047601ND
2015-08-11300427012.40 ppb
2015-08-11300429012.30 ppb
2015-11-10306786011.000 ppb
2015-11-1030678301ND
2015-11-1030676401ND
2015-11-1030681001ND
2015-11-1030678401ND
2015-11-1030675201ND
2015-11-1030678201ND
2015-11-1030680801ND
2015-11-10306762011.30 ppb
2015-11-1030680601ND
2015-11-1030676101ND
2015-11-10306763011.40 ppb
2016-02-11313726011.80 ppb
2016-02-1131372401ND
2016-02-1131371601ND
2016-02-1131375101ND
2016-02-1131372501ND
2016-02-1131370401ND
2016-02-11313723011.10 ppb
2016-02-1131375001ND
2016-02-1131371401ND
2016-02-1131374901ND
2016-02-11313713011.40 ppb
2016-02-11313715011.30 ppb
2016-05-1132091901ND
2016-05-1132091701ND
2016-05-1132089601ND
2016-05-1132099901ND
2016-05-1132091801ND
2016-05-1132088401ND
2016-05-1132091601ND
2016-05-1132094301ND
2016-05-1132089401ND
2016-05-1132094201ND
2016-05-11320893011.000 ppb
2016-05-1132089501ND
2016-08-10331007011.40 ppb
2016-08-1033100501ND
2016-08-10331000011.60 ppb
2016-08-1033103201ND
2016-08-1033100601ND
2016-08-1033098301ND
2016-08-1033100401ND
2016-08-1033103101ND
2016-08-1033099801ND
2016-08-1033103001ND
2016-08-10330997012.30 ppb
2016-08-10330999012.90 ppb
2016-11-1033891001ND
2016-11-1033890401ND
2016-11-1033894201ND
2016-11-1033891201ND
2016-11-1033888201ND
2016-11-1033890801ND
2016-11-1033894001ND
2016-11-1033889901ND
2016-11-1033893801ND
2016-11-10338897011.40 ppb
2016-11-1033890101ND
2016-11-1433891401ND
2017-02-1034804201ND
2017-02-1034804001ND
2017-02-1034801901ND
2017-02-1034804501ND
2017-02-1034804101ND
2017-02-1034800301ND
2017-02-1034803901ND
2017-02-1034804401ND
2017-02-1034801701ND
2017-02-1034804301ND
2017-02-1034801601ND
2017-02-1034801801ND
2017-05-1035596301ND
2017-05-1035596101ND
2017-05-1035594301ND
2017-05-1035596601ND
2017-05-1035596201ND
2017-05-1035592101ND
2017-05-1035596001ND
2017-05-1035596501ND
2017-05-1035593601ND
2017-05-1035596401ND
2017-05-1035593501ND
2017-05-1035593701ND
2017-08-1036903101ND
2017-08-1036902901ND
2017-08-1036900801ND
2017-08-1036903401ND
2017-08-1036903001ND
2017-08-1036899101ND
2017-08-1036902801ND
2017-08-1036903301ND
2017-08-1036900601ND
2017-08-1036903201ND
2017-08-1036900501ND
2017-08-1036900701ND
2017-11-0937810301ND
2017-11-0937810101ND
2017-11-0937808201ND
2017-11-0937812801ND
2017-11-0937810201ND
2017-11-0937806601ND
2017-11-0937810001ND
2017-11-0937812701ND
2017-11-0937808001ND
2017-11-0937812601ND
2017-11-0937807901ND
2017-11-0937808101ND
2018-02-0938753001ND
2018-02-0938752801ND
2018-02-0938750901ND
2018-02-0938753301ND
2018-02-0938752901ND
2018-02-0938749301ND
2018-02-0938752701ND
2018-02-0938753201ND
2018-02-0938750701ND
2018-02-0938753101ND
2018-02-0938750601ND
2018-02-0938750801ND
2018-05-1039583201ND
2018-05-1039583001ND
2018-05-1039581301ND
2018-05-1039583601ND
2018-05-1039583101ND
2018-05-1039579601ND
2018-05-1039582901ND
2018-05-1039583401ND
2018-05-1039581101ND
2018-05-1039583301ND
2018-05-1039581001ND
2018-05-1039581201ND
2018-08-1040762601ND
2018-08-1040762401ND
2018-08-1040760301ND
2018-08-1040763101ND
2018-08-1040762501ND
2018-08-1040759101ND
2018-08-1040762301ND
2018-08-1040762801ND
2018-08-1040760101ND
2018-08-1040762701ND
2018-08-1040760001ND
2018-08-1040760201ND
2018-11-0942085401ND
2018-11-0942085201ND
2018-11-0942083301ND
2018-11-0942085701ND
2018-11-0942085301ND
2018-11-0942082101ND
2018-11-0942085101ND
2018-11-0942085601ND
2018-11-0942083101ND
2018-11-0942085501ND
2018-11-0942083001ND
2018-11-0942083201ND
2019-02-1143073401ND
2019-02-1143073301ND
2019-02-1143073201ND
2019-02-1143073101ND
2019-02-1143073001ND
2019-02-1143072901ND
2019-02-1143072801ND
2019-02-1143072701ND
2019-02-1143072601ND
2019-02-1143072501ND
2019-02-1143072401ND
2019-02-1143073501ND
2019-05-1044266501ND
2019-05-1044266401ND
2019-05-1044266301ND
2019-05-1044266201ND
2019-05-1044266101ND
2019-05-1044266001ND
2019-05-1044265901ND
2019-05-1044265801ND
2019-05-1044265701ND
2019-05-1044265601ND
2019-05-1044265501ND
2019-05-1044266601ND
2019-08-0845930101ND
2019-08-0845930001ND
2019-08-0845929901ND
2019-08-0845929801ND
2019-08-0845929701ND
2019-08-0845929601ND
2019-08-0845929501ND
2019-08-0845929401ND
2019-08-0845929301ND
2019-08-0845929201ND
2019-08-0845929101ND
2019-08-0845930201ND
2019-11-0847268301ND
2019-11-0847268201ND
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2019-11-0847268401ND