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Monobromoacetic acid

City Of Nevada City

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-03CA2910002_DST_900-201801031109ND
2018-08-01CA2910002_DST_900-201808010735ND
2018-10-09CA2910002_DST_900-201810090730ND
2019-01-08CA2910002_DST_900-201901080900ND
2019-01-14CA2910002_DST_900-201901140800ND
2019-04-10CA2910002_DST_900-201904101046ND
2019-07-17CA2910002_DST_900-201907171028ND
2019-10-22CA2910002_DST_900-201910221045ND
2021-04-12CA2910002_DST_900-202104121230ND
2021-07-12CA2910002_DST_004-202107120900ND
2021-07-12CA2910002_DST_900-202107120900ND
2021-10-07CA2910002_DST_900-202110070900ND
2022-02-07CA2910002_DST_900-202202070800ND
2022-06-06CA2910002_DST_900-202206060800ND
2022-08-11CA2910002_DST_900-202208110800ND
2022-09-07CA2910002_DST_004-202209070800ND
2022-11-16CA2910002_DST_900-202211160800ND
2023-03-09CA2910002_DST_900-202303090800ND
2023-06-14CA2910002_DST_900-202306140800ND
2023-09-06CA2910002_DST_900-202309060800ND