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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Healdsburg

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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60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND100ND
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
2014-01-141610-021-1130ND
2014-01-141610-031-1120ND
2014-01-141610-030-1110ND
2014-01-141610-029-1100ND
2014-04-081610-031-0930ND
2014-04-081610-021-1000ND
2014-04-081610-030-0915ND
2014-04-081610-029-0900ND
2014-07-081610-031-1000ND
2014-07-081610-030-0945ND
2014-07-081610-021-1030ND
2014-07-081610-029-0930ND
2014-10-091610-031-1030ND
2014-10-091610-021-1100ND
2014-10-091610-029-0930ND
2014-10-091610-030-1000ND
2015-01-291610-029-1030ND
2015-01-291610-031-1100ND
2015-01-291610-030-1045ND
2015-01-291610-021-1130ND
2015-04-091610-029-0830ND
2015-04-091610-031-0815ND
2015-07-211610-029-1130ND
2015-07-211610-031-0900ND
2015-10-221610-029-1500ND
2015-10-221610-031-1530ND
2016-01-121610-029-1100ND
2016-01-121610-031-1115ND
2016-03-081610-031-1045ND
2016-03-081610-029-1100ND
2016-04-111610-031-0930ND
2016-04-111610-029-0900ND
2016-07-261610-031-0915ND
2016-07-261610-029-0900ND
2016-10-131610-031-1000ND
2016-10-131610-029-1100ND
2017-02-061610-029-0900ND
2017-02-061610-031-0920ND
2017-05-171610-031-1000ND
2017-05-171610-029-1030ND
2017-08-241610-031-1300ND
2017-08-241610-029-1215ND
2017-11-021610-031-1500ND
2017-11-021610-029-1430ND
2018-02-151610-031-0845ND
2018-02-151610-029-0830ND
2018-04-251610-031-1410ND
2018-04-251610-029-1300ND
2018-09-111610-031-0815ND
2018-09-111610-029-0815ND
2018-12-041610-031-0930ND
2018-12-041610-029-0900ND
2019-02-111610-031-1000ND
2019-02-111610-029-1030ND
2019-06-101610-031-1430ND
2019-06-101610-029-1415ND
2019-09-181610-031-1430ND
2019-09-181610-029-1445ND
2019-11-051610-031-0800ND
2019-11-051610-029-0820ND