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Monobromoacetic acid

Galena Wtp1 - City

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-01DH*3886082ND
2018-06-20DH*3973601ND
2018-09-06DH*4053504ND
2018-12-114150136ND
2019-03-064220704ND
2019-06-034315312ND
2019-09-094416369ND
2019-12-054510699ND
2020-03-064584321ND
2020-06-084648234ND
2020-09-084722481ND
2020-12-014789457ND
2021-03-044851159ND
2021-06-114931369ND
2021-09-14810-2361-1ND
2021-12-10810-10097-1ND
2022-03-14X810-18039-1ND
2022-06-06810-26984-2ND
2022-09-01810-36671-C-1-AND
2022-12-20810-48364-A-1-AND
2023-03-21810-57440-C-1ND
2023-09-05810-76733-A-1-AND
2023-11-01810-84252-A-1-BND
2023-12-08810-87937-A-1-BND