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Monobromoacetic acid

Iowa City 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.

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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND320ND
2015ND320ND
2016ND320ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-02-242035240ND
2014-02-242035242ND
2014-02-242035243ND
2014-02-242035244ND
2014-02-242035245ND
2014-02-242035246ND
2014-02-242035247ND
2014-02-242035248ND
2014-05-072051333ND
2014-05-072051334ND
2014-05-072051335ND
2014-05-072051336ND
2014-05-072051337ND
2014-05-072051338ND
2014-05-072051339ND
2014-05-072051340ND
2014-08-262077477ND
2014-08-262077478ND
2014-08-262077480ND
2014-08-262077482ND
2014-08-262077483ND
2014-08-262077484ND
2014-08-262077485ND
2014-08-262077486ND
2014-11-212093506ND
2014-11-212093507ND
2014-11-212093508ND
2014-11-212093509ND
2014-11-212093510ND
2014-11-212093503ND
2014-11-212093504ND
2014-11-212093505ND
2015-02-10OE213495ND
2015-02-10OE213496ND
2015-02-10OE213497ND
2015-02-10OE213498ND
2015-02-10OE213499ND
2015-02-10OE213500ND
2015-02-10OE213501ND
2015-02-10OE213502ND
2015-05-12OE241826ND
2015-05-12OE241829ND
2015-05-12OE241827ND
2015-05-12OE241828ND
2015-05-12OE241830ND
2015-05-12OE241823ND
2015-05-12OE241824ND
2015-05-12OE241825ND
2015-08-18OE281988ND
2015-08-18OE281984ND
2015-08-18OE281986ND
2015-08-18OE281990ND
2015-08-18OE281991ND
2015-08-18OE281985ND
2015-08-18OE281989ND
2015-08-18OE281987ND
2015-11-04OE313984ND
2015-11-04OE313985ND
2015-11-04OE313987ND
2015-11-04OE313986ND
2015-11-04OE313988ND
2015-11-04OE313989ND
2015-11-04OE313990ND
2015-11-04OE313991ND
2016-02-05OE342178ND
2016-02-05OE342181ND
2016-02-05OE342182ND
2016-02-05OE342179ND
2016-02-05OE342183ND
2016-02-05OE342184ND
2016-02-05OE342185ND
2016-02-05OE342180ND
2016-05-13OE377566ND
2016-05-13OE377567ND
2016-05-13OE377565ND
2016-05-13OE377560ND
2016-05-13OE377562ND
2016-05-13OE377561ND
2016-05-13OE377563ND
2016-05-13OE377564ND
2016-08-09OE412539ND
2016-08-09OE412538ND
2016-08-09OE412542ND
2016-08-09OE412540ND
2016-08-09OE412541ND
2016-08-09OE412545ND
2016-08-09OE412544ND
2016-08-09OE412543ND
2016-11-09OE450364ND
2016-11-09OE450358ND
2016-11-09OE450357ND
2016-11-09OE450361ND
2016-11-09OE450360ND
2016-11-09OE450359ND
2016-11-09OE450363ND
2016-11-09OE450362ND
2017-02-15OE481207ND
2017-02-15OE481208ND
2017-02-15OE481209ND
2017-02-15OE481210ND
2017-02-15OE481212ND
2017-02-15OE481214ND
2017-02-15OE481213ND
2017-02-15OE481211ND
2017-05-10OE511472ND
2017-05-10OE511475ND
2017-05-10OE511473ND
2017-05-10OE511474ND
2017-05-10OE511476ND
2017-05-10OE511477ND
2017-05-10OE511471ND
2017-05-10OE511470ND
2017-08-08OE548048ND
2017-08-08OE548049ND
2017-08-08OE548047ND
2017-08-08OE548046ND
2017-08-08OE548044ND
2017-08-08OE548045ND
2017-08-08OE548043ND
2017-08-08OE548042ND
2017-11-14OE589999ND
2017-11-14OE589997ND
2017-11-14OE589998ND
2017-11-14OE590000ND
2017-11-14OE590002ND
2017-11-14OE590001ND
2017-11-14OE590004ND
2017-11-14OE590003ND
2018-02-20OE624710ND
2018-02-20OE624711ND
2018-02-20OE624712ND
2018-02-20OE624713ND
2018-02-20OE624714ND
2018-02-20OE624715ND
2018-02-20OE624716ND
2018-02-20OE624717ND
2018-05-22OE660719ND
2018-05-22OE660720ND
2018-05-22OE660721ND
2018-05-22OE660722ND
2018-05-22OE660723ND
2018-05-22OE660724ND
2018-05-22OE660725ND
2018-05-22OE660726ND
2018-08-13OE697600ND
2018-08-13OE697601ND
2018-08-13OE697602ND
2018-08-13OE697603ND
2018-08-13OE697604ND
2018-08-13OE697605ND
2018-08-13OE697606ND
2018-08-13OE697607ND
2018-11-06OE736231ND
2018-11-06OE736232ND
2018-11-06OE736233ND
2018-11-06OE736234ND
2018-11-06OE736235ND
2018-11-06OE736236ND
2018-11-06OE736237ND
2018-11-06OE736238ND
2019-02-06OE767811ND
2019-02-06OE767812ND
2019-02-06OE767813ND
2019-02-06OE767814ND
2019-02-06OE767815ND
2019-02-06OE767816ND
2019-02-06OE767817ND
2019-02-06OE767818ND
2019-05-14OE807426ND
2019-05-14OE807427ND
2019-05-14OE807428ND
2019-05-14OE807429ND
2019-05-14OE807430ND
2019-05-14OE807431ND
2019-05-14OE807432ND
2019-05-14OE807433ND
2019-08-06OE845156ND
2019-08-06OE845157ND
2019-08-06OE845158ND
2019-08-06OE845159ND
2019-08-06OE845160ND
2019-08-06OE845161ND
2019-08-06OE845162ND
2019-08-06OE845163ND
2019-11-12OE892492ND
2019-11-12OE892493ND
2019-11-12OE892494ND
2019-11-12OE892495ND
2019-11-12OE892496ND
2019-11-12OE892497ND
2019-11-12OE892498ND
2019-11-12OE892499ND