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Monobromoacetic acid

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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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48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
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
2014-01-063761-801-1136ND
2014-01-063761-800-1100ND
2014-03-313761-801-0925ND
2014-03-313761-800-0914ND
2014-07-073761-801-1028ND
2014-07-073761-800-1017ND
2014-10-063761-801-0945ND
2014-10-063761-800-0937ND
2015-01-053761-800-0912ND
2015-01-053761-801-0931ND
2015-04-063761-800-0900ND
2015-04-063761-801-0920ND
2015-07-063761-800-0920ND
2015-07-063761-801-0933ND
2015-10-053761-800-0917ND
2015-10-053761-801-1001ND
2016-01-113761-800-0920ND
2016-01-113761-801-0932ND
2016-04-043761-800-0910ND
2016-04-043761-801-0917ND
2016-07-053761-800-1059ND
2016-07-053761-801-1107ND
2016-10-033761-800-0933ND
2016-10-033761-801-0944ND
2017-01-093761-801-1015ND
2017-01-093761-800-0955ND
2017-07-053761-801-1030ND
2017-07-053761-800-1019ND
2017-07-313761-801-1000ND
2017-07-313761-800-0940ND
2017-10-023761-801-0930ND
2017-10-023761-800-0919ND
2018-01-023761-800-0858ND
2018-01-023761-801-0919ND
2018-04-023761-800-0848ND
2018-04-023761-801-0917ND
2018-07-023761-801-1138ND
2018-07-023761-800-1047ND
2018-10-023761-801-1018ND
2018-10-023761-800-1025ND
2019-01-083761-801-0834ND
2019-01-083761-800-0824ND
2019-04-013761-801-1100ND
2019-04-013761-800-1010ND
2019-07-013761-801-0917ND
2019-07-013761-800-0900ND
2019-10-073761-801-0916ND
2019-10-073761-800-0921ND