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Monobromoacetic acid

Golden State Water Company - Cowan Heights

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.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND100ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
20230.325 ppb82ND - 1.40 ppb

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
2018-01-09CA3010047_DST_802-201801091150ND
2018-01-09CA3010047_DST_801-201801091105ND
2018-04-10CA3010047_DST_802-201804100705ND
2018-04-10CA3010047_DST_801-201804100738ND
2018-07-10CA3010047_DST_801-201807100730ND
2018-07-10CA3010047_DST_802-201807100659ND
2018-10-09CA3010047_DST_801-201810090720ND
2018-10-09CA3010047_DST_802-201810090648ND
2019-01-08CA3010047_DST_802-201901080649ND
2019-01-08CA3010047_DST_801-201901080715ND
2019-04-09CA3010047_DST_801-201904090857ND
2019-04-09CA3010047_DST_802-201904090820ND
2019-04-09CA3010047_DST_801-201904090658ND
2019-04-09CA3010047_DST_802-201904090737ND
2019-07-09CA3010047_DST_801-201907090715ND
2019-07-09CA3010047_DST_802-201907090650ND
2019-10-08CA3010047_DST_801-201910081010ND
2019-10-08CA3010047_DST_802-201910081015ND
2020-01-14CA3010047_DST_802-202001140905ND
2020-01-14CA3010047_DST_801-202001140939ND
2020-04-14CA3010047_DST_802-202004140755ND
2020-04-14CA3010047_DST_801-202004140830ND
2020-07-14CA3010047_DST_801-202007140852ND
2020-07-14CA3010047_DST_802-202007140922ND
2020-10-13CA3010047_DST_801-202010131315ND
2020-10-13CA3010047_DST_802-202010131247ND
2021-01-12CA3010047_DST_801-202101120840ND
2021-01-12CA3010047_DST_802-202101120800ND
2021-04-13CA3010047_DST_802-202104131036ND
2021-04-13CA3010047_DST_801-202104131115ND
2021-07-13CA3010047_DST_801-202107130845ND
2021-07-13CA3010047_DST_802-202107130830ND
2021-10-12CA3010047_DST_801-202110121105ND
2021-10-12CA3010047_DST_802-202110121215ND
2022-01-11CA3010047_DST_802-202201111030ND
2022-01-11CA3010047_DST_801-202201111120ND
2022-04-12CA3010047_DST_802-202204120908ND
2022-04-12CA3010047_DST_801-202204120956ND
2022-07-12CA3010047_DST_802-202207121305ND
2022-09-29CA3010047_DST_801-202209291100ND
2022-10-11CA3010047_DST_801-202210110905ND
2022-10-11CA3010047_DST_802-202210110820ND
2023-01-11CA3010047_DST_801-202301111105ND
2023-01-11CA3010047_DST_802-202301111150ND
2023-04-11CA3010047_DST_802-2023041110351.20 ppb
2023-04-11CA3010047_DST_801-2023041109451.40 ppb
2023-07-11CA3010047_DST_802-202307111000ND
2023-07-11CA3010047_DST_801-202307111030ND
2023-10-10CA3010047_DST_801-202310100835ND
2023-10-10CA3010047_DST_802-202310100805ND