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Monobromoacetic acid

Garfield 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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
20190.488 ppb82ND - 2.20 ppb
20200.338 ppb82ND - 1.50 ppb
20210.525 ppb82ND - 2.20 ppb
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-04-2418116004201ND
2018-07-2318207004501ND
2018-07-2318207004601ND
2018-10-2318298006701ND
2018-10-2318298006901ND
2019-01-2219024006801ND
2019-01-2219024007001ND
2019-04-1619108009001ND
2019-04-1619108009201ND
2019-07-1619198003901ND
2019-08-2619240002001ND
2019-10-15192900086012.20 ppb
2019-10-15192900084011.70 ppb
2020-01-2220023010301ND
2020-01-2220023010401ND
2020-04-14201070095011.20 ppb
2020-04-14201070094011.50 ppb
2020-09-0820254004901ND
2020-09-0820254004801ND
2020-10-1320289001501ND
2020-10-1320289001601ND
2021-01-12210140123012.00 ppb
2021-01-12210140122012.20 ppb
2021-04-1321105017201ND
2021-04-1321105017301ND
2021-07-1321196011501ND
2021-07-1321196011401ND
2021-10-1221287010101ND
2021-10-1221287010001ND
2022-01-1222014002901ND
2022-01-1222014002801ND
2022-04-12O196901-HAA-1ND
2022-04-12O196902-HAA-1ND
2022-07-12O199596-HAA-1ND
2022-07-12O199595-HAA-1ND
2022-10-11O202611-HAA-1ND
2022-10-11O202612-HAA-1ND
2023-01-10O205030-HAA-1ND
2023-01-10O205031-HAA-1ND
2023-04-11O207781-HAA-1ND
2023-04-11O207782-HAA-1ND
2023-07-11O210531-HAA-1ND
2023-07-11O210532-HAA-1ND
2023-10-10O212908-HAA-1ND
2023-10-10O212909-HAA-1ND