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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Hot Springs Village 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
2014ND160ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.0688 ppb161ND - 1.10 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
2014-01-1014010007001ND
2014-01-1014010006501ND
2014-01-1014010006701ND
2014-01-1014010006601ND
2014-04-0214094001801ND
2014-04-0214094002301ND
2014-04-0214094002201ND
2014-05-2814150004001ND
2014-07-0114184010601ND
2014-07-0114184010201ND
2014-07-0114184010301ND
2014-07-0114184010701ND
2014-10-0114275003801ND
2014-10-0114275004001ND
2014-10-0114275003901ND
2014-10-0114275003701ND
2015-01-0615008002701ND
2015-01-0615008002801ND
2015-04-0115092000501ND
2015-04-0115092000601ND
2015-07-2215205004201ND
2015-07-2215205004101ND
2015-10-0615282000801ND
2015-10-0615282001201ND
2015-10-0615282001101ND
2015-10-0615282000701ND
2016-01-0416008007401ND
2016-01-0416008007801ND
2016-01-0416008007901ND
2016-01-0416008007301ND
2016-04-0616098014401ND
2016-04-0616098014301ND
2016-04-0616098014701ND
2016-04-0616098014801ND
2016-07-0616189005301ND
2016-07-0616189003701ND
2016-07-0616189003601ND
2016-07-0616189003301ND
2016-10-0316280004101ND
2016-10-0316280004601ND
2016-10-0316280004501ND
2016-10-0316280004401ND
2017-01-0417005011101ND
2017-01-0417005011001ND
2017-01-0417005011701ND
2017-01-0417005011601ND
2017-04-0417096010501ND
2017-04-0417096006901ND
2017-04-0417096006801ND
2017-05-0817130011301ND
2017-07-0417186002901ND
2017-07-0417186003001ND
2017-07-0417186002601ND
2017-07-0417186002501ND
2017-10-0317278010901ND
2017-10-0317278010801ND
2017-10-0317278010401ND
2017-10-0317278010501ND
2018-01-0218005001701ND
2018-01-0218005001601ND
2018-01-0218005001801ND
2018-01-0218005001501ND
2018-04-0218095004601ND
2018-04-0218095004201ND
2018-04-0218095004701ND
2018-04-0218095004101ND
2018-07-0418186002501ND
2018-07-0418186002301ND
2018-07-0418186002601ND
2018-07-2518207002401ND
2018-10-0318277018901ND
2018-10-0318277013801ND
2018-10-0318277013401ND
2018-10-0318277013501ND
2019-01-0919010002401ND
2019-01-09190100025011.10 ppb
2019-01-0919010005701ND
2019-01-0919010002301ND
2019-04-0319094009001ND
2019-04-0319094009401ND
2019-04-0319094009301ND
2019-04-0319094009501ND
2019-08-2619241002501ND
2019-08-2619241002701ND
2019-08-2619241002801ND
2019-08-2619241002601ND
2019-10-0119277004701ND
2019-10-0119277004301ND
2019-10-0119277004201ND
2019-10-0119277004401ND