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Monobromoacetic acid

East Logan County Rural Water

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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50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.550 ppb101ND - 5.50 ppb
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
20190.125 ppb81ND - 1.000 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
2014-01-1414017004001ND
2014-01-1414017003501ND
2014-02-2514058008101ND
2014-02-25140580080015.50 ppb
2014-04-0914101002701ND
2014-04-0914101002601ND
2014-07-0714190000601ND
2014-07-0714190000701ND
2014-10-1314289004601ND
2014-10-1314289004701ND
2015-01-1915023003501ND
2015-01-1915023003401ND
2015-04-2015113005001ND
2015-04-2015113005101ND
2015-07-2115205002301ND
2015-07-2115205002401ND
2015-10-1515289003401ND
2015-10-1515289003501ND
2016-01-1116015001101ND
2016-01-1116015001201ND
2016-04-1416106002901ND
2016-04-1416106003001ND
2016-07-1216196008101ND
2016-07-1216196008201ND
2016-10-1116288003901ND
2016-10-1116288004001ND
2017-01-1017013000801ND
2017-01-1017013000901ND
2017-04-1117103004201ND
2017-04-1117103004101ND
2017-07-1117194014101ND
2017-07-1117194014001ND
2017-10-1717292003501ND
2017-10-1717292004401ND
2018-01-1118011006401ND
2018-01-1118011006501ND
2018-04-1018101003201ND
2018-04-1018101003101ND
2018-07-1118192002001ND
2018-07-1118192002101ND
2018-10-1018283005301ND
2018-10-1018283005201ND
2019-01-1519017009201ND
2019-01-15190170093011.000 ppb
2019-04-0819101010101ND
2019-04-0819101010001ND
2019-07-3119213003001ND
2019-07-3119213002901ND
2019-10-0919283009901ND
2019-10-0919283009801ND