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Monobromoacetic acid

Earlham Municipal Waterworks

NOTE: Earlham Municipal Waterworks purchases water from Warren Water District which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Warren Water District.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Earlham Municipal Waterworks purchases water from Warren Water District which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Warren Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-15OE623722ND
2018-02-15OE623721ND
2018-02-15OE623727ND
2018-02-15OE623723ND
2018-05-03OE653480ND
2018-05-03OE653481ND
2018-05-03OE653482ND
2018-05-03OE653483ND
2018-08-06OE694602ND
2018-08-06OE694603ND
2018-08-06OE694604ND
2018-08-06OE694605ND
2018-11-14OE740244ND
2018-11-14OE740245ND
2018-11-14OE740243ND
2018-11-14OE740242ND
2019-02-12OE771339ND
2019-02-12OE771340ND
2019-02-14OE771337ND
2019-02-14OE771338ND
2019-05-15OE809334ND
2019-05-15OE809335ND
2019-05-16OE809336ND
2019-05-16OE809337ND
2019-08-06OE847449ND
2019-08-06OE847448ND
2019-08-08OE847447ND
2019-08-08OE847450ND
2019-11-12OE893512ND
2019-11-12OE893514ND
2019-11-13OE893511ND
2019-11-13OE893513ND
2020-02-04OE924877ND
2020-02-04OE924878ND
2020-02-04OE924879ND
2020-02-04OE924880ND
2020-05-06OE996469ND
2020-05-06OE996471ND
2020-05-06OE996470ND
2020-05-06OE996468ND
2020-08-04OE1159336ND
2020-08-04OE1159337ND
2020-08-04OE1159338ND
2020-08-04OE1159339ND
2020-11-03OE1394035ND
2020-11-03OE1394036ND
2020-11-03OE1394037ND
2020-11-03OE1394038ND
2021-02-02OE1574585ND
2021-02-02OE1574588ND
2021-02-02OE1574586ND
2021-02-02OE1574587ND
2021-05-04OE1685167ND
2021-05-04OE1685168ND
2021-05-04OE1685169ND
2021-05-04OE1685166ND
2021-08-04OE1783297ND
2021-08-04OE1783298ND
2021-08-04OE1783299ND
2021-08-04OE1783300ND
2021-11-02OE1917874ND
2021-11-02OE1917873ND
2021-11-02OE1917872ND
2021-11-02OE1917871ND
2022-02-10OE2042730ND
2022-02-10OE2042731ND
2022-02-10OE2042732ND
2022-02-10OE2042733ND
2022-05-11OE2098176ND
2022-05-11OE2098177ND
2022-05-11OE2098178ND
2022-05-11OE2098179ND
2022-08-04OE2149014ND
2022-08-04OE2149013ND
2022-08-04OE2149012ND
2022-08-09OE2151830ND
2022-11-10OE2204460ND
2022-11-10OE2204461ND
2022-11-10OE2204462ND
2022-11-10OE2204463ND
2023-02-06OE2238633ND
2023-02-06OE2238635ND
2023-02-06OE2238636ND
2023-02-06OE2238634ND
2023-05-04OE2276338ND
2023-05-04OE2276340ND
2023-05-04OE2276339ND
2023-05-04OE2276337ND
2023-08-15OE2322950ND
2023-08-15OE2322952ND
2023-08-15OE2322951ND
2023-08-15OE2322953ND
2023-11-14OE2363565ND
2023-11-14OE2363566ND
2023-11-14OE2363564ND
2023-11-14OE2363563ND