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Monobromoacetic acid

Cuyahoga Falls City PWS

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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0314 ppb163ND - 0.243 ppb
20150.564 ppb164ND - 3.41 ppb
20160.143 ppb162ND - 1.27 ppb
2017ND160ND
20186.76 ppb164ND - 30.3 ppb
2019ND120ND

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
2014-02-1014020586-02ND
2014-02-1014020586-01ND
2014-02-1014020586-04ND
2014-02-1014020586-03ND
2014-05-0814050816-001ND
2014-05-0814050816-002ND
2014-05-0814050816-003ND
2014-05-0814050816-004ND
2014-08-1114081092-001ND
2014-08-1114081092-002ND
2014-08-1114081092-003ND
2014-08-1114081092-004ND
2014-11-1014110645-0030.154 ppb
2014-11-1014110645-0040.243 ppb
2014-11-1014110645-0020.106 ppb
2014-11-1014110645-001ND
2015-02-1015020815-001ND
2015-02-1015020815-002ND
2015-02-1015020815-003ND
2015-02-1015020815-004ND
2015-05-1115051028-0012.06 ppb
2015-05-1115051028-0023.41 ppb
2015-05-1115051028-0031.74 ppb
2015-05-1115051028-0041.82 ppb
2015-09-0315090345-001ND
2015-09-0315090345-004ND
2015-09-0315090345-002ND
2015-09-0315090345-003ND
2015-11-1015110673-001AND
2015-11-1015110673-002AND
2015-11-1015110673-003AND
2015-11-1015110673-004AND
2016-02-1116020760-001AND
2016-02-1116020760-002AND
2016-02-1116020760-003AND
2016-02-1116020760-004AND
2016-05-1016050600-001A1.02 ppb
2016-05-1016050600-004A1.27 ppb
2016-05-1016050600-003AND
2016-05-1016050600-002AND
2016-08-25083016020ND
2016-08-25083016021ND
2016-08-25083016022ND
2016-08-25083016023ND
2016-11-1016110700-004AND
2016-11-1016110700-003AND
2016-11-1016110700-001AND
2016-11-1016110700-002AND
2017-02-0917020540-004ND
2017-02-0917020540-003ND
2017-02-0917020540-002ND
2017-02-0917020540-001ND
2017-05-08A170487528ND
2017-05-08A170487527ND
2017-05-08A170487526ND
2017-05-08A170487525ND
2017-08-09081017035ND
2017-08-09081017037ND
2017-08-09081017036ND
2017-08-09081017033ND
2017-11-09111017014ND
2017-11-09111017013ND
2017-11-09111017012ND
2017-11-09111017011ND
2018-02-08021418028ND
2018-02-08021418029ND
2018-02-08021418030ND
2018-02-08021418031ND
2018-05-10051618052ND
2018-05-10051618050ND
2018-05-10051618049ND
2018-05-10051618051ND
2018-08-09081518088ND
2018-08-09081518089ND
2018-08-09081518090ND
2018-08-09081518091ND
2018-11-0818110620-001B27.6 ppb
2018-11-0818110620-002B30.3 ppb
2018-11-0818110620-003B25.6 ppb
2018-11-0818110620-004B24.6 ppb
2019-02-0819020425-002AND
2019-02-0819020425-004AND
2019-02-0819020425-003AND
2019-02-0819020425-001AND
2019-05-0919050654-001BND
2019-05-0919050654-002BND
2019-05-0919050654-003BND
2019-05-0919050654-004BND
2019-08-0819080631-001BND
2019-08-0819080631-002BND
2019-08-0819080631-003BND
2019-08-0819080631-004BND