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Monobromoacetic acid

Booneville

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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58

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-01-1514017001701ND
2014-01-1514017001801ND
2014-01-1514017001901ND
2014-02-2614058010401ND
2014-02-2614058010201ND
2014-02-2614058010301ND
2014-04-1014101004601ND
2014-04-1014101004501ND
2014-04-1014101004401ND
2014-07-0814190002401ND
2014-07-0814190003301ND
2014-07-0814190003001ND
2014-10-1414289006201ND
2014-10-1414289006101ND
2015-01-1515016002301ND
2015-01-1515016002201ND
2015-01-1515016002401ND
2015-04-1415106008101ND
2015-04-1415106008201ND
2015-04-1415106008301ND
2015-07-1415197010601ND
2015-07-1415197010501ND
2015-07-1415197010401ND
2015-10-1315289001101ND
2015-10-1315289001001ND
2015-10-1315289000901ND
2016-01-1316015002801ND
2016-01-1316015002901ND
2016-04-1316106000701ND
2016-04-1316106000601ND
2016-07-1316196010001ND
2016-07-1316196009901ND
2016-10-1216288002401ND
2016-10-1216288002301ND
2017-01-1117013002401ND
2017-01-1117013002301ND
2017-04-1217103006201ND
2017-04-1217103006101ND
2017-07-1017194012201ND
2017-07-1017194012101ND
2017-10-1617292001301ND
2017-10-1617292001401ND
2018-01-1018011008402ND
2018-01-1018011008302ND
2018-04-0918101000901ND
2018-04-0918101000801ND
2018-07-1018192004201ND
2018-07-1018192004301ND
2018-10-0918283003601ND
2018-10-0918283003501ND
2019-01-1419017011201ND
2019-01-1419017011301ND
2019-04-0919101012201ND
2019-04-0919101012101ND
2019-07-3019213002302ND
2019-07-3019213004902ND
2019-10-0719283012001ND
2019-10-0719283012101ND