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Monobromoacetic acid

Middletown Water Department

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.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND160ND
2021ND160ND
20220.281 ppb164ND - 1.21 ppb
20230.0794 ppb161ND - 1.27 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
2018-01-05DBP 200485411ND
2018-01-05DBP 200485412ND
2018-01-05DBP 200485413ND
2018-01-05DBP 200485410ND
2018-04-05DBP 200491446ND
2018-04-05DBP 200491447ND
2018-04-05DBP 200491448ND
2018-04-05DBP 200491449ND
2018-07-04DBP 200498638ND
2018-07-04DBP 200498639ND
2018-07-04DBP 200498640ND
2018-07-04DBP 200498641ND
2018-10-04DBP 200508048ND
2018-10-04DBP 200508050ND
2018-10-04DBP 200508049ND
2018-10-04DBP 200508047ND
2019-01-03DBP 200517506ND
2019-01-03DBP 200517507ND
2019-01-03DBP 200517508ND
2019-01-03DBP 200517509ND
2019-04-04DBP 200527182ND
2019-04-04DBP 200527183ND
2019-04-04DBP 200527184ND
2019-04-04DBP 200527185ND
2019-07-03DBP 200538923ND
2019-07-03DBP 200538925ND
2019-07-03DBP 200538924ND
2019-07-03DBP 200538922ND
2019-10-17DBP 200553335ND
2019-10-17DBP 200553337ND
2019-10-17DBP 200553339ND
2019-10-17DBP 200553333ND
2020-01-09DBP 200562313ND
2020-01-09DBP 200562314ND
2020-01-09DBP 200562315ND
2020-01-09DBP 200562316ND
2020-04-09DBP 200571896ND
2020-04-09DBP 200571897ND
2020-04-09DBP 200571895ND
2020-04-09DBP 200571893ND
2020-07-09DBP 200582084ND
2020-07-09DBP 200582085ND
2020-07-09DBP 200582086ND
2020-07-09DBP 200582087ND
2020-10-15DBP 200594167ND
2020-10-15DBP 200594168ND
2020-10-15DBP 200594169ND
2020-10-15DBP 200594170ND
2021-01-14DBP 200603902ND
2021-01-14DBP 200603899ND
2021-01-14DBP 200603900ND
2021-01-14DBP 200603901ND
2021-04-15DBP 200613338ND
2021-04-15DBP 200613339ND
2021-04-15DBP 200613340ND
2021-04-15DBP 200613337ND
2021-07-08DBP 200623691ND
2021-07-08DBP 200623693ND
2021-07-08DBP 200623708ND
2021-07-08DBP 200623709ND
2021-10-21B300086252 300086253ND
2021-10-21B300086249 300086250ND
2021-10-21B300086246 300086247ND
2021-10-21B300086243 300086244ND
2022-01-06D300128620 300128621ND
2022-01-06D300128623 300128624ND
2022-01-06D300128626 300128627ND
2022-01-06D300128629 300128630ND
2022-04-07D300167654 300167655ND
2022-04-07D300167657 300167658ND
2022-04-07D300167660 300167661ND
2022-04-07D300167663 300167664ND
2022-07-07D300209440 3002094411.19 ppb
2022-07-07D300209434 3002094351.21 ppb
2022-07-07D300209431 300209432ND
2022-07-07D300209437 300209438ND
2022-10-27D300264516 3002645171.01 ppb
2022-10-27D300264519 300264520ND
2022-10-27D300264522 3002645231.09 ppb
2022-10-27D300264525 300264526ND
2023-01-12D300297210 300297211ND
2023-01-12D300297213 300297214ND
2023-01-12D300297216 300297217ND
2023-01-12D300297219 300297220ND
2023-04-20D300336742 3003367431.27 ppb
2023-04-20D300336748 300336749ND
2023-04-20D300336745 300336746ND
2023-04-20D300336739 300336740ND
2023-07-06D300377098 300377099ND
2023-07-06D300377101 300377102ND
2023-07-06D300377104 300377105ND
2023-07-06D300377107 300377108ND
2023-10-19D300433229 300433230ND
2023-10-19D300433232 300433233ND
2023-10-19D300433235 300433236ND
2023-10-19D300433238 300433239ND