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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Los Banos

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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88

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND120ND
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
2014-02-135810-903-0952ND
2014-02-135810-902-1007ND
2014-02-135810-901-0839ND
2014-02-135810-900-0804ND
2014-05-075810-903-0845ND
2014-05-075810-902-1011ND
2014-05-075810-901-1329ND
2014-05-075810-900-0754ND
2014-11-125810-903-1003ND
2014-11-125810-902-1019ND
2014-11-125810-901-0825ND
2014-11-125810-900-0748ND
2015-02-045810-901-1129ND
2015-02-045810-902-1323ND
2015-02-045810-903-1313ND
2015-02-045810-900-1219ND
2015-05-065810-903-0854ND
2015-05-065810-902-0938ND
2015-05-065810-901-0819ND
2015-05-065810-900-0750ND
2015-08-055810-901-1400ND
2015-08-055810-900-0811ND
2015-08-055810-903-1015ND
2015-08-055810-902-1025ND
2015-11-045810-903-0839ND
2015-11-045810-901-1331ND
2015-11-045810-900-0756ND
2015-11-045810-902-0936ND
2016-02-035810-900-0758ND
2016-02-035810-903-0851ND
2016-02-035810-902-0951ND
2016-02-035810-901-0832ND
2016-05-045810-900-0757ND
2016-05-045810-903-0847ND
2016-05-045810-902-1010ND
2016-05-045810-901-1339ND
2016-08-035810-901-1339ND
2016-08-035810-900-0808ND
2016-08-035810-903-0947ND
2016-08-035810-902-1016ND
2016-11-025810-901-1245ND
2016-11-025810-903-0852ND
2016-11-025810-902-1007ND
2016-11-025810-900-0757ND
2017-02-015810-903-1027ND
2017-02-015810-902-1045ND
2017-02-015810-900-0806ND
2017-02-015810-901-0850ND
2017-05-035810-900-0748ND
2017-05-035810-901-0827ND
2017-05-035810-903-1055ND
2017-05-035810-902-1111ND
2017-08-025810-902-0856ND
2017-08-025810-903-0838ND
2017-08-025810-900-0742ND
2017-08-025810-901-0814ND
2017-11-015810-902-1116ND
2017-11-015810-903-1056ND
2017-11-015810-900-0811ND
2017-11-015810-901-0844ND
2018-05-025810-900-0732ND
2018-05-025810-903-0827ND
2018-05-025810-901-0757ND
2018-05-025810-902-0846ND
2018-08-015810-901-0818ND
2018-08-015810-900-0748ND
2018-08-015810-903-0852ND
2018-08-015810-902-0904ND
2018-11-075810-900-0805ND
2018-11-075810-901-0838ND
2018-11-075810-903-0909ND
2018-11-075810-902-0922ND
2019-02-135810-903-0920ND
2019-02-135810-901-0836ND
2019-02-135810-902-0906ND
2019-02-135810-900-0759ND
2019-05-015810-903-0902ND
2019-05-015810-902-1015ND
2019-05-015810-901-0836ND
2019-05-015810-900-0803ND
2019-08-145810-900-0733ND
2019-08-145810-903-1017ND
2019-08-145810-902-1043ND
2019-08-145810-901-0814ND
2019-11-135810-900-0757ND
2019-11-135810-903-0858ND
2019-11-135810-902-0913ND
2019-11-135810-901-0828ND