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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Shafter

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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102

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND100ND
2015ND160ND
20160.531 ppb3214ND - 3.00 ppb
2017ND120ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-215806-900-1105ND
2014-01-215806-901-1045ND
2014-01-215806-902-1120ND
2014-01-215806-903-1035ND
2014-04-305806-902-1510ND
2014-06-305806-902-1345ND
2014-08-285806-902-1336ND
2014-09-125806-900-0930ND
2014-09-125806-901-0915ND
2014-09-125806-903-1045ND
2015-01-285806-900-1310ND
2015-01-285806-901-1115ND
2015-01-285806-902-1250ND
2015-01-285806-903-1100ND
2015-04-305806-900-1420ND
2015-04-305806-901-1400ND
2015-04-305806-902-1515ND
2015-04-305806-903-1435ND
2015-06-305806-900-1420ND
2015-06-305806-901-1400ND
2015-06-305806-902-1440ND
2015-06-305806-903-1350ND
2015-09-305806-900-1330ND
2015-09-305806-901-1400ND
2015-09-305806-902-1330ND
2015-09-305806-903-1420ND
2016-01-265867-900-14201.000 ppb
2016-01-265867-901-13251.000 ppb
2016-01-265867-902-13551.000 ppb
2016-01-265867-903-12051.000 ppb
2016-02-235867-900-1300ND
2016-02-235867-901-11401.000 ppb
2016-02-235867-902-12451.000 ppb
2016-02-235867-903-12001.000 ppb
2016-03-295867-900-1400ND
2016-03-295867-901-1210ND
2016-03-295867-902-1416ND
2016-03-295867-903-1150ND
2016-04-265867-900-15431.000 ppb
2016-04-265867-901-1557ND
2016-04-265867-902-1525ND
2016-04-265867-903-1610ND
2016-05-315867-900-1225ND
2016-05-315867-901-1215ND
2016-05-315867-902-1345ND
2016-05-315867-903-1145ND
2016-06-285867-900-12151.000 ppb
2016-06-285867-901-1235ND
2016-06-285867-902-13351.000 ppb
2016-06-285867-903-1135ND
2016-07-265867-900-1455ND
2016-07-265867-901-14401.000 ppb
2016-07-265867-902-11123.00 ppb
2016-07-265867-903-14052.00 ppb
2016-10-255867-901-1225ND
2016-10-255867-902-1345ND
2016-10-255867-903-1145ND
2016-10-275867-900-14301.000 ppb
2017-04-185867-900-1420ND
2017-04-185867-901-1410ND
2017-04-185867-902-1230ND
2017-04-185867-903-1350ND
2017-07-115867-900-1345ND
2017-07-115867-901-1300ND
2017-07-115867-902-1320ND
2017-07-115867-903-1230ND
2017-10-205867-900-1420ND
2017-10-205867-901-1435ND
2017-10-205867-902-1450ND
2017-10-205867-903-1505ND
2018-01-105867-900-1100ND
2018-01-105867-901-1130ND
2018-01-105867-902-1235ND
2018-01-105867-903-1150ND
2018-04-245867-900-1300ND
2018-04-245867-901-1235ND
2018-04-245867-902-0910ND
2018-04-245867-903-1220ND
2018-07-245867-900-1130ND
2018-07-245867-901-1110ND
2018-07-245867-902-1315ND
2018-07-245867-903-1200ND
2018-10-235867-900-1310ND
2018-10-235867-901-1330ND
2018-10-235867-902-1240ND
2018-10-235867-903-1345ND
2019-01-225867-900-1240ND
2019-01-225867-901-1325ND
2019-01-225867-902-1150ND
2019-01-225867-903-1335ND
2019-04-255867-900-1125ND
2019-04-255867-901-1110ND
2019-04-255867-902-0945ND
2019-04-255867-903-1055ND
2019-07-245867-900-1250ND
2019-07-245867-901-1225ND
2019-07-245867-902-0825ND
2019-07-245867-903-1205ND
2019-09-275867-900-1015ND
2019-09-275867-901-0950ND
2019-09-275867-902-1108ND
2019-09-275867-903-0845ND