Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monobromoacetic acid

East Orange County Water District - Rz

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
20190.608 ppb82ND - 2.58 ppb
2020ND80ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
20230.600 ppb208ND - 2.10 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
2018-03-06CA3010068_DST_802-201803061348ND
2018-03-06CA3010068_DST_801-201803061252ND
2018-06-05CA3010068_DST_801-201806050950ND
2018-06-05CA3010068_DST_802-201806051547ND
2018-09-04CA3010068_DST_801-201809040930ND
2018-09-04CA3010068_DST_802-201809041345ND
2018-12-04CA3010068_DST_801-201812041343ND
2018-12-04CA3010068_DST_802-201812041240ND
2019-03-05CA3010068_DST_801-201903051319ND
2019-03-05CA3010068_DST_802-201903051118ND
2019-06-04CA3010068_DST_801-201906041329ND
2019-06-04CA3010068_DST_802-201906041329ND
2019-09-03CA3010068_DST_802-201909031520ND
2019-09-03CA3010068_DST_801-201909031334ND
2019-12-03CA3010068_DST_802-2019120314402.28 ppb
2019-12-03CA3010068_DST_801-2019120313272.58 ppb
2020-03-03CA3010068_DST_802-202003031530ND
2020-03-03CA3010068_DST_801-202003031339ND
2020-06-02CA3010068_DST_801-202006021148ND
2020-06-02CA3010068_DST_802-202006021101ND
2020-09-01CA3010068_DST_801-202009010948ND
2020-09-01CA3010068_DST_802-202009011207ND
2020-12-01CA3010068_DST_802-202012011057ND
2020-12-01CA3010068_DST_801-202012011151ND
2021-12-07CA3010068_DST_801-202112071158ND
2021-12-07CA3010068_DST_802-202112071521ND
2022-03-01CA3010068_DST_802-202203011045ND
2022-03-01CA3010068_DST_801-202203011217ND