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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Urbandale Water Utility

NOTE: Urbandale Water Utility purchases water from Des Moines Water Works which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Des Moines Water Works.

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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194

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
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

NOTE: Urbandale Water Utility purchases water from Des Moines Water Works which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Des Moines Water Works.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-252038326ND
2014-02-252038328ND
2014-02-252038329ND
2014-02-252036731ND
2014-02-252036741ND
2014-02-252036750ND
2014-02-262036732ND
2014-02-262036751ND
2014-05-162052681ND
2014-05-162052113ND
2014-05-162052114ND
2014-05-162052115ND
2014-05-162052117ND
2014-05-162052118ND
2014-05-162052119ND
2014-05-162052120ND
2014-08-012071030ND
2014-08-012071031ND
2014-08-012071032ND
2014-08-012071033ND
2014-08-012071034ND
2014-08-012071035ND
2014-08-012071036ND
2014-08-262075284ND
2014-11-102092241ND
2014-11-102092242ND
2014-11-102092244ND
2014-11-102092245ND
2014-11-102090845ND
2014-11-102090848ND
2014-11-112093302ND
2014-11-202093500ND
2015-02-03OE212696ND
2015-02-03OE212697ND
2015-02-03OE212698ND
2015-02-03OE212701ND
2015-02-03OE212702ND
2015-02-03OE212703ND
2015-02-03OE212705ND
2015-02-24OE215760ND
2015-05-05OE238962ND
2015-05-05OE238963ND
2015-05-05OE238965ND
2015-05-05OE238964ND
2015-05-05OE238967ND
2015-05-05OE238966ND
2015-05-05OE238960ND
2015-05-05OE238961ND
2015-08-03OE275336ND
2015-08-03OE275340ND
2015-08-03OE275341ND
2015-08-03OE275338ND
2015-08-04OE275348ND
2015-08-04OE275350ND
2015-08-04OE275349ND
2015-08-04OE275351ND
2015-11-03OE314091ND
2015-11-03OE314089ND
2015-11-03OE314090ND
2015-11-03OE314092ND
2015-11-03OE314093ND
2015-11-03OE314094ND
2015-11-03OE314095ND
2015-11-03OE314096ND
2016-02-02OE341469ND
2016-02-02OE341470ND
2016-02-02OE341460ND
2016-02-02OE341462ND
2016-02-02OE341464ND
2016-02-02OE341467ND
2016-02-02OE341468ND
2016-02-02OE341463ND
2016-05-03OE373949ND
2016-05-03OE373950ND
2016-05-03OE373954ND
2016-05-03OE373948ND
2016-05-03OE373952ND
2016-05-03OE373953ND
2016-05-03OE373955ND
2016-05-03OE373951ND
2016-08-02OE409945ND
2016-08-02OE409947ND
2016-08-02OE409949ND
2016-08-02OE409953ND
2016-08-02OE409951ND
2016-08-02OE409950ND
2016-08-02OE409952ND
2016-08-02OE409948ND
2016-11-01OE447808ND
2016-11-01OE447809ND
2016-11-01OE447811ND
2016-11-01OE447810ND
2016-11-01OE447812ND
2016-11-01OE447813ND
2016-11-01OE447814ND
2016-11-01OE447815ND
2017-02-01OE476756ND
2017-02-01OE476755ND
2017-02-01OE476754ND
2017-02-01OE476757ND
2017-02-01OE476746ND
2017-02-01OE476749ND
2017-02-01OE476750ND
2017-02-01OE476751ND
2017-05-02OE508807ND
2017-05-02OE508809ND
2017-05-02OE508811ND
2017-05-02OE508813ND
2017-05-02OE508812ND
2017-05-02OE508814ND
2017-05-0517G0834-01ND
2017-05-05OE509844ND
2017-08-01OE545305ND
2017-08-01OE545306ND
2017-08-01OE545309ND
2017-08-01OE545313ND
2017-08-01OE545310ND
2017-08-01OE545311ND
2017-08-01OE545308ND
2017-08-01OE545307ND
2017-11-01OE585482ND
2017-11-01OE585491ND
2017-11-01OE585488ND
2017-11-01OE585493ND
2017-11-01OE585494ND
2017-11-01OE585489ND
2017-11-01OE585492ND
2017-11-01OE585487ND
2017-11-01OE585490ND
2018-02-01OE617835ND
2018-02-01OE617838ND
2018-02-01OE617839ND
2018-02-01OE617840ND
2018-02-01OE617841ND
2018-02-01OE617842ND
2018-02-01OE617848ND
2018-02-01OE617849ND
2018-05-08OE655654ND
2018-05-08OE655657ND
2018-05-08OE655658ND
2018-05-08OE655659ND
2018-05-08OE655662ND
2018-05-08OE655663ND
2018-05-08OE655664ND
2018-05-08OE655665ND
2018-08-02OE693171ND
2018-08-02OE693172ND
2018-08-02OE693174ND
2018-08-02OE693175ND
2018-08-02OE693176ND
2018-08-02OE693177ND
2018-08-02OE693178ND
2018-08-02OE693179ND
2018-10-08OE724008ND
2018-11-01OE735004ND
2018-11-01OE735007ND
2018-11-01OE735008ND
2018-11-01OE735009ND
2018-11-01OE735012ND
2018-11-01OE735013ND
2018-11-01OE735014ND
2018-11-01OE735015ND
2019-02-05OE768001ND
2019-02-05OE768004ND
2019-02-05OE768005ND
2019-02-05OE768006ND
2019-02-05OE768009ND
2019-02-05OE768010ND
2019-02-05OE768011ND
2019-02-05OE768012ND
2019-05-02OE803044ND
2019-05-02OE803045ND
2019-05-02OE803046ND
2019-05-02OE803047ND
2019-05-02OE803048ND
2019-05-02OE803049ND
2019-05-02OE803050ND
2019-05-02OE803051ND
2019-08-01OE843995ND
2019-08-01OE843996ND
2019-08-06OE845758ND
2019-08-06OE845759ND
2019-08-07OE846304ND
2019-08-07OE846305ND
2019-08-07OE846306ND
2019-08-07OE846307ND
2019-11-05OE889231ND
2019-11-05OE889233ND
2019-11-05OE889235ND
2019-11-05OE889237ND
2019-11-05OE889239ND
2019-11-05OE889241ND
2019-11-05OE889243ND
2019-11-05OE889245ND