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Monobromoacetic acid

Idaho City Water Department

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
20210.0844 ppb52ND - 0.219 ppb
20221.41 ppb32ND - 4.08 ppb
2023ND20ND

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
2018-03-29DE180300258-001ND
2018-12-20DE181200216-001ND
2019-03-28IE190300399-001ND
2019-09-26DE190900297-001ND
2019-12-27DE191200286-001ND
2020-03-26DE200300264-001ND
2020-06-22DE200600207-001ND
2020-09-30DE200900319-001ND
2021-02-01DE210200005-001ND
2021-05-14DE210500140-0010.203 ppb
2021-08-11DMBH0581-01ND
2021-08-11DMBH0581-01ND
2021-11-22DE211100180-0010.219 ppb
2022-02-24DE220200188-0010.151 ppb
2022-06-10DE220600098-001ND
2022-09-26DE220900726-0014.08 ppb
2023-09-13D2319851-01ND
2023-12-20D2327381-01ND