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Monobromoacetic acid

Cedar Rapids 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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124

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND320ND
2015ND280ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-03-122039714ND
2014-03-122039715ND
2014-03-122039716ND
2014-03-122039718ND
2014-03-122039720ND
2014-03-122039721ND
2014-03-122039722ND
2014-03-122039723ND
2014-06-182058249ND
2014-06-182058251ND
2014-06-182058252ND
2014-06-182058253ND
2014-06-182058254ND
2014-06-182058256ND
2014-06-182058257ND
2014-06-182058258ND
2014-09-102081001ND
2014-09-102081003ND
2014-09-102081005ND
2014-09-102081006ND
2014-09-102081007ND
2014-09-102081009ND
2014-09-102081010ND
2014-09-102081011ND
2014-12-032096911ND
2014-12-032096912ND
2014-12-032096913ND
2014-12-032096914ND
2014-12-032096915ND
2014-12-032096917ND
2014-12-032096918ND
2014-12-032096919ND
2015-03-12OE220111ND
2015-03-12OE220112ND
2015-03-12OE220113ND
2015-03-12OE220114ND
2015-03-12OE220106ND
2015-03-12OE220107ND
2015-03-12OE220108ND
2015-03-12OE220105ND
2015-06-17OE256658ND
2015-06-17OE256656ND
2015-06-17OE256652ND
2015-06-17OE256655ND
2015-06-17OE256653ND
2015-06-17OE256650ND
2015-06-17OE256654ND
2015-06-17OE256651ND
2015-09-16OE294129ND
2015-09-16OE294125ND
2015-09-16OE294126ND
2015-09-16OE294127ND
2015-09-16OE294130ND
2015-09-16OE294132ND
2015-09-16OE294131ND
2015-09-16OE294133ND
2015-12-09OE325105ND
2015-12-09OE325107ND
2015-12-09OE325109ND
2015-12-09OE325106ND
2016-03-08OE353812ND
2016-03-08OE353813ND
2016-03-08OE353815ND
2016-03-08OE353814ND
2016-06-01OE383965ND
2016-06-01OE383964ND
2016-06-01OE383962ND
2016-06-01OE383963ND
2016-09-07OE425340ND
2016-09-07OE425338ND
2016-09-07OE425337ND
2016-09-07OE425339ND
2016-12-07OE459328ND
2016-12-07OE459327ND
2016-12-07OE459326ND
2016-12-07OE459325ND
2017-03-08OE488551ND
2017-03-08OE488552ND
2017-03-08OE488550ND
2017-03-08OE488548ND
2017-06-05OE521324ND
2017-06-05OE521327ND
2017-06-05OE521329ND
2017-06-05OE521326ND
2017-09-06OE561488ND
2017-09-06OE561487ND
2017-09-06OE561485ND
2017-09-06OE561486ND
2017-12-12OE600503ND
2017-12-12OE600502ND
2017-12-12OE600501ND
2017-12-12OE600500ND
2018-03-20OE635796ND
2018-03-20OE635798ND
2018-03-20OE635799ND
2018-03-20OE635800ND
2018-06-11OE668499ND
2018-06-11OE668500ND
2018-06-11OE668503ND
2018-06-11OE668522ND
2018-09-12OE712114ND
2018-09-12OE712115ND
2018-09-12OE712116ND
2018-09-12OE712118ND
2018-12-18OE751814ND
2018-12-18OE751816ND
2018-12-18OE751817ND
2018-12-18OE751818ND
2019-03-05OE777388ND
2019-03-05OE777389ND
2019-03-05OE777390ND
2019-03-05OE777391ND
2019-06-04OE816192ND
2019-06-04OE816193ND
2019-06-04OE816194ND
2019-06-04OE816200ND
2019-09-09OE863071ND
2019-09-09OE863073ND
2019-09-09OE863074ND
2019-09-09OE863075ND
2019-12-03OE900677ND
2019-12-03OE900678ND
2019-12-03OE900679ND
2019-12-03OE900680ND