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Monobromoacetic acid

Huntingdon Boro Water Dept

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-02-044B04096-04ND
2014-02-044B04096-03ND
2014-02-044B04096-02ND
2014-02-044B04096-01ND
2014-05-064E07012-03ND
2014-05-064E07012-04ND
2014-05-064E07012-02ND
2014-05-064E07012-01ND
2014-08-074H07174-03ND
2014-08-074H07174-04ND
2014-08-074H07174-01ND
2014-08-074H07174-02ND
2014-11-044K04092-01ND
2014-11-044K04092-04ND
2014-11-044K04092-02ND
2014-11-044K04092-03ND
2015-02-0512449852ND
2015-02-0512449850ND
2015-02-0512449851ND
2015-02-0512449849ND
2015-05-0512806385ND
2015-05-0512806384ND
2015-05-0512806382ND
2015-05-0512806383ND
2015-08-0413188489ND
2015-08-0413188490ND
2015-08-0413188491ND
2015-08-0413188488ND
2015-11-0313564918ND
2015-11-0313564917ND
2015-11-0313564919ND
2015-11-0313564916ND
2016-02-0413920015ND
2016-02-0413920014ND
2016-02-0413920016ND
2016-02-0413920017ND
2016-05-0514316939ND
2016-05-0514316937ND
2016-05-0514316940ND
2016-05-0514316938ND
2016-08-0414809033ND
2016-08-0414809031ND
2016-08-0414809034ND
2016-08-0414809032ND
2016-11-0815286370ND
2016-11-0815286369ND
2016-11-0815286368ND
2016-11-0815286367ND
2017-02-0715713001ND
2017-02-0715713002ND
2017-02-0715713000ND
2017-02-0715713003ND
2017-05-0416163532ND
2017-05-0416163533ND
2017-05-0416163531ND
2017-05-0416163534ND
2017-08-0816633645ND
2017-08-0816633644ND
2017-08-0816633643ND
2017-08-0816633646ND
2017-11-0717080976ND
2017-11-0717080975ND
2017-11-0717080977ND
2017-11-0717080978ND
2018-02-088B08153-04ND
2018-02-088B08153-01ND
2018-02-088B08153-02ND
2018-02-088B08153-03ND
2018-05-088E09028-03ND
2018-05-088E09028-01ND
2018-05-088E09028-04ND
2018-05-088E09028-02ND
2018-08-078H07213-02ND
2018-08-078H07213-01ND
2018-08-078H07213-04ND
2018-08-078H07213-03ND
2018-11-068K06187-04ND
2018-11-068K06187-02ND
2018-11-068K06187-03ND
2018-11-068K06187-01ND
2019-02-079B07252-02ND
2019-02-079B07252-04ND
2019-02-079B07252-03ND
2019-02-079B07252-01ND
2019-05-079E07159-01ND
2019-05-079E07159-04ND
2019-05-079E07159-03ND
2019-05-079E07159-02ND
2019-08-069H07034-01ND
2019-08-069H07034-03ND
2019-08-069H07034-04ND
2019-08-069H07034-02ND
2019-11-059K06171-04ND
2019-11-059K06171-01ND
2019-11-059K06171-02ND
2019-11-059K06171-03ND