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Monobromoacetic acid

Montezuma Municipal Water Supply

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.589 ppb84ND - 1.29 ppb
20190.273 ppb82ND - 1.09 ppb
20200.435 ppb85ND - 0.836 ppb
20210.551 ppb84ND - 1.48 ppb
20220.251 ppb83ND - 0.881 ppb
2023ND80ND

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
2018-01-021A80249-020.975 ppb
2018-01-021A80249-011.29 ppb
2018-04-021D80157-021.25 ppb
2018-04-021D80157-011.20 ppb
2018-07-091G80573-01ND
2018-07-091G80573-02ND
2018-10-011J80140-01ND
2018-10-011J80140-02ND
2019-01-071A90459-01ND
2019-01-071A90459-02ND
2019-04-011D90154-01ND
2019-04-011D90154-02ND
2019-07-011G90251-02ND
2019-07-011G90251-01ND
2019-10-011J90166-011.09 ppb
2019-10-011J90166-021.09 ppb
2020-01-071A00504-010.836 ppb
2020-01-071A00504-020.795 ppb
2020-04-071D00652-010.626 ppb
2020-04-071D00652-020.660 ppb
2020-07-071G00617-010.561 ppb
2020-07-071G00617-02ND
2020-10-061J00588-01ND
2020-10-061J00588-02ND
2021-01-121EA0864-011.48 ppb
2021-01-121EA0864-020.862 ppb
2021-04-061ED0611-010.866 ppb
2021-04-061ED0611-021.20 ppb
2021-07-061EG0501-01ND
2021-07-061EG0501-02ND
2021-10-051EJ0621-01ND
2021-10-051EJ0621-02ND
2022-01-041FA0381-01ND
2022-01-041FA0381-02ND
2022-04-051FD0722-01ND
2022-04-051FD0722-02ND
2022-07-051FG0415-010.881 ppb
2022-07-051FG0415-020.797 ppb
2022-10-041FJ0363-010.327 ppb
2022-10-041FJ0363-02ND
2023-01-031GA0340-02ND
2023-01-031GA0340-01ND
2023-04-041GD0642-01ND
2023-04-041GD0642-02ND
2023-07-111GG1142-01ND
2023-07-111GG1142-02ND
2023-10-031GJ0474-01ND
2023-10-031GJ0474-02ND