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Monobromoacetic acid

Bedford 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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
20190.212 ppb83ND - 0.685 ppb
20200.129 ppb82ND - 0.621 ppb
20210.242 ppb84ND - 0.552 ppb
20220.272 ppb84ND - 0.781 ppb
20230.238 ppb81ND - 1.90 ppb

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
2018-02-071B80593-02ND
2018-02-071B80593-01ND
2018-05-161E81553-02ND
2018-05-161E81553-01ND
2018-08-071H80782-01ND
2018-08-071H80782-02ND
2018-11-061K80581-01ND
2018-11-061K80581-02ND
2019-02-131B90943-01ND
2019-02-131B90943-02ND
2019-05-141E91321-01ND
2019-05-141E91321-02ND
2019-08-071H90753-02ND
2019-08-071H90753-010.385 ppb
2019-11-131K91032-010.685 ppb
2019-11-131K91032-020.627 ppb
2020-02-111B00780-01ND
2020-02-111B00780-02ND
2020-05-061E00633-01ND
2020-05-061E00633-020.621 ppb
2020-08-111H00712-010.413 ppb
2020-08-111H00712-02ND
2020-11-041K00457-01ND
2020-11-041K00457-02ND
2021-02-091EB0887-010.431 ppb
2021-02-091EB0887-020.441 ppb
2021-05-111EE1050-01ND
2021-05-111EE1050-02ND
2021-08-181EH1998-01ND
2021-08-181EH1998-02ND
2021-11-161EK1687-010.552 ppb
2021-11-161EK1687-020.515 ppb
2022-02-091FB1085-010.350 ppb
2022-02-091FB1085-020.410 ppb
2022-05-111FE1419-010.781 ppb
2022-05-111FE1419-020.634 ppb
2022-08-091FH1237-01ND
2022-08-091FH1237-02ND
2022-11-091FK1132-01ND
2022-11-091FK1132-02ND
2023-02-081GB1134-01ND
2023-02-081GB1134-021.90 ppb
2023-05-091GE1354-01ND
2023-05-091GE1354-02ND
2023-08-091GH1287-01ND
2023-08-091GH1287-02ND
2023-11-141GK1146-01ND
2023-11-141GK1146-02ND