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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Placerville, City of - Main

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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21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND30ND
20160.0441 ppb341ND - 1.50 ppb
2017ND310ND
2018ND60ND
20190.138 ppb81ND - 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
2014-08-193761-901-1145ND
2014-08-193761-900-1121ND
2014-11-243761-901-1105ND
2014-11-243761-900-1017ND
2015-03-051610-900-0930ND
2015-03-051610-901-1002ND
2015-03-231610-900-1034ND
2018-06-079590-901-0710ND
2018-06-079590-900-0815ND
2018-09-129590-901-1121ND
2018-09-129590-900-1040ND
2018-12-103761-901-0905ND
2018-12-103761-900-0941ND
2019-03-073761-901-0921ND
2019-03-073761-900-0810ND
2019-06-123761-900-0805ND
2019-06-123761-901-0907ND
2019-09-123761-900-0823ND
2019-09-123761-901-0720ND
2019-12-053761-900-08051.10 ppb
2019-12-053761-901-0805ND