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Monobromoacetic acid

Suburban Water Systems - La Mirada

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
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
2014-02-109588-802-1419ND
2014-02-109588-800-1531ND
2014-02-109588-801-1435ND
2014-02-109588-803-1505ND
2014-05-279588-803-1100ND
2014-05-279588-802-0845ND
2014-05-279588-801-1115ND
2014-05-279588-800-1322ND
2014-08-209588-803-1155ND
2014-08-209588-802-1310ND
2014-08-209588-801-1340ND
2014-08-209588-800-1225ND
2014-11-219588-802-1146ND
2014-11-219588-801-1123ND
2014-11-219588-803-1001ND
2014-11-219588-800-1101ND
2015-02-209588-803-1210ND
2015-02-209588-802-1248ND
2015-02-209588-801-1223ND
2015-02-209588-800-1234ND
2015-05-219588-803-1345ND
2015-05-219588-802-1405ND
2015-05-219588-800-1455ND
2015-05-219588-801-1426ND
2015-08-209588-800-0940ND
2015-08-209588-803-0900ND
2015-08-209588-802-1028ND
2015-08-209588-801-0918ND
2015-11-309588-801-0936ND
2015-11-309588-800-1009ND
2015-11-309588-803-0915ND
2015-11-309588-802-0955ND
2016-02-189588-801-0953ND
2016-02-189588-800-1233ND
2016-02-189588-803-0936ND
2016-02-189588-802-1015ND
2016-05-199588-801-1150ND
2016-05-199588-800-1206ND
2016-05-199588-803-1129ND
2016-05-199588-802-1242ND
2016-08-229588-803-0950ND
2016-08-229588-801-1110ND
2016-08-229588-800-1135ND
2016-08-229588-802-1149ND
2016-11-219588-801-1125ND
2016-11-219588-802-1020ND
2016-11-219588-800-1050ND
2016-11-309588-803-1215ND
2017-02-219588-802-0810ND
2017-02-219588-803-0648ND
2017-02-219588-801-0738ND
2017-02-219588-800-0715ND
2017-05-309588-802-0931ND
2017-05-309588-800-0919ND
2017-05-309588-801-1047ND
2017-05-309588-803-1240ND
2017-08-189588-800-1159ND
2017-08-189588-801-1126ND
2017-08-189588-803-1058ND
2017-08-189588-802-1140ND
2017-11-219588-803-1421ND
2017-11-219588-800-1507ND
2017-11-219588-802-1521ND
2017-11-219588-801-1437ND
2018-02-289588-803-1203ND
2018-02-289588-800-1127ND
2018-02-289588-801-1213ND
2018-02-289588-802-1225ND
2018-05-249588-801-1000ND
2018-05-249588-802-1109ND
2018-05-249588-803-1015ND
2018-05-249588-800-0945ND
2018-08-219588-801-1127ND
2018-08-219588-803-1115ND
2018-08-219588-802-0855ND
2018-08-219588-800-1224ND
2018-11-209588-801-1235ND
2018-11-209588-803-1215ND
2018-11-209588-802-1346ND
2018-11-209588-800-1323ND
2019-02-199588-800-1603ND
2019-02-199588-802-1615ND
2019-02-199588-801-1545ND
2019-02-199588-803-1518ND
2019-05-229588-800-1520ND
2019-05-229588-802-1209ND
2019-05-229588-803-0945ND
2019-05-229588-801-1121ND
2019-08-279588-803-0845ND
2019-08-279588-802-1451ND
2019-08-279588-800-1437ND
2019-08-279588-801-1410ND
2019-11-219588-803-1230ND
2019-11-219588-802-1316ND
2019-11-219588-800-1303ND
2019-11-219588-801-1248ND