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Monobromoacetic acid

Ottumwa 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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96

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
2014ND160ND
20150.221 ppb161ND - 3.54 ppb
2016ND160ND
20170.505 ppb164ND - 3.51 ppb
20180.0888 ppb161ND - 1.42 ppb
20190.0188 ppb161ND - 0.301 ppb

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
2014-01-292031114ND
2014-01-292031113ND
2014-01-292031111ND
2014-01-292031112ND
2014-04-232047179ND
2014-04-232047180ND
2014-04-232047181ND
2014-04-232047182ND
2014-07-162065525ND
2014-07-162065526ND
2014-07-162065527ND
2014-07-162065528ND
2014-10-272088173ND
2014-10-272088172ND
2014-10-272088175ND
2014-10-272088174ND
2015-01-201A51096-01ND
2015-01-201A51096-02ND
2015-01-201A51096-03ND
2015-01-201A51096-04ND
2015-04-081D50660-01ND
2015-04-081D50660-02ND
2015-04-081D50660-03ND
2015-04-081D50660-04ND
2015-07-231G51927-02ND
2015-07-231G51927-04ND
2015-07-231G51927-03ND
2015-07-231G51927-01ND
2015-10-221J51859-023.54 ppb
2015-10-221J51859-03ND
2015-10-221J51859-04ND
2015-10-221J51859-01ND
2016-01-141A60995-01ND
2016-01-141A60995-02ND
2016-01-141A60995-03ND
2016-01-141A60995-04ND
2016-04-211D61812-03ND
2016-04-211D61812-04ND
2016-04-211D61812-02ND
2016-04-211D61812-01ND
2016-07-181G61354-01ND
2016-07-181G61354-02ND
2016-07-181G61354-03ND
2016-07-181G61354-04ND
2016-10-181J61451-01ND
2016-10-181J61451-02ND
2016-10-181J61451-03ND
2016-10-181J61451-04ND
2017-02-241B71754-04ND
2017-02-241B71754-01ND
2017-02-241B71754-02ND
2017-02-241B71754-03ND
2017-04-251D71873-012.06 ppb
2017-04-251D71873-021.40 ppb
2017-04-251D71873-031.11 ppb
2017-04-251D71873-043.51 ppb
2017-07-191G71489-04ND
2017-07-191G71489-03ND
2017-07-191G71489-02ND
2017-07-191G71489-01ND
2017-10-181J71554-01ND
2017-10-181J71554-02ND
2017-10-181J71554-03ND
2017-10-181J71554-04ND
2018-01-181A81273-04ND
2018-01-181A81273-03ND
2018-01-181A81273-02ND
2018-01-181A81273-01ND
2018-04-241D81916-04ND
2018-04-241D81916-01ND
2018-04-241D81916-02ND
2018-04-241D81916-03ND
2018-07-191G81701-04ND
2018-07-191G81701-031.42 ppb
2018-07-191G81701-02ND
2018-07-191G81701-01ND
2018-10-101J81112-01ND
2018-10-101J81112-02ND
2018-10-101J81112-03ND
2018-10-101J81112-04ND
2019-01-241A91857-01ND
2019-01-241A91857-02ND
2019-01-241A91857-03ND
2019-01-241A91857-04ND
2019-04-151D91360-01ND
2019-04-151D91360-04ND
2019-04-151D91360-03ND
2019-04-151D91360-02ND
2019-07-161G91420-02ND
2019-07-161G91420-04ND
2019-07-161G91420-03ND
2019-07-161G91420-01ND
2019-10-211J91918-04ND
2019-10-211J91918-03ND
2019-10-211J91918-020.301 ppb
2019-10-211J91918-01ND