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Monobromoacetic acid

Lake George Village

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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23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
20170.140 ppb41ND - 0.560 ppb
20180.168 ppb41ND - 0.670 ppb
20190.990 ppb42ND - 3.33 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
2014-02-03JH1400626DBP2ND
2014-08-04JH1405125-HAA5ND
2014-11-03JH1407792DBP2ND
2015-02-02JH1500631DBP2ND
2015-05-04JH1502473DBP2ND
2015-08-03JH1504867-DBP2ND
2015-11-02JH1507328-DBP2ND
2016-02-01JH1600639-DBP2ND
2016-05-02JH1603251-DBP2ND
2016-08-01JH1606382-DBP2ND
2016-11-07JH1609843-DBP2ND
2017-02-06JH1700868-DBP20.560 ppb
2017-05-01JH1702871-DBP2ND
2017-08-07JH1705923-DBP2ND
2017-11-06JH1708869-DBP2ND
2018-02-05JH1800676-DBP20.670 ppb
2018-05-07JH1802926-DBP2ND
2018-08-06JH1805985-DBP2ND
2018-11-05JH1808745-DBP2ND
2019-02-04JH1900570-DBP20.630 ppb
2019-05-06JH1902621-DBP2ND
2019-08-05JH1905326-DBP23.33 ppb
2019-11-04JH1907847-DBP2ND