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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Forrest City Waterworks

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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22

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
2014ND120ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
20191.15 ppb21ND - 2.30 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
2014-03-1714079001101ND
2014-03-1714079001301ND
2014-03-1714079001201ND
2014-03-1714079001001ND
2014-06-2514177008801ND
2014-06-2514177009001ND
2014-06-2514177009101ND
2014-06-2514177008901ND
2014-08-2714240002901ND
2014-08-2714240003001ND
2014-08-2714240003101ND
2014-08-2714240002501ND
2015-04-0815099009901ND
2015-08-2415238000801ND
2016-06-0816161004201ND
2016-07-0616189016001ND
2017-04-0317096004701ND
2017-07-0417187006101ND
2018-04-2518116002401ND
2018-07-0918193004201ND
2019-05-2919150003301ND
2019-08-13192270094012.30 ppb