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Monobromoacetic acid

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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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.54 ppb1613ND - 2.53 ppb
20151.09 ppb85ND - 2.12 ppb
20161.05 ppb169ND - 2.84 ppb
20170.614 ppb166ND - 1.73 ppb
20180.289 ppb169ND - 0.628 ppb
20190.435 ppb108ND - 0.906 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
2014-02-181402770-002BND
2014-02-181402770-003B2.44 ppb
2014-02-181402770-004B1.49 ppb
2014-02-181402770-001B1.81 ppb
2014-05-201405A67-001B2.06 ppb
2014-05-201405A67-002B1.76 ppb
2014-05-201405A67-003B2.09 ppb
2014-05-201405A67-004B1.82 ppb
2014-08-261408E82-001B1.92 ppb
2014-08-261408E82-002B2.53 ppb
2014-08-261408E82-003B2.13 ppb
2014-08-261408E82-004B1.55 ppb
2014-11-181411A03-001B1.31 ppb
2014-11-181411A03-002BND
2014-11-181411A03-003B1.67 ppb
2014-11-211411C88-001BND
2015-02-171502A45-001BND
2015-02-171502A45-002B2.12 ppb
2015-05-121505849-001BND
2015-05-121505849-002B1.99 ppb
2015-08-111508781-001BND
2015-08-111508781-002B1.33 ppb
2015-11-171511D05-001B1.61 ppb
2015-11-171511D05-002B1.66 ppb
2016-02-161602A07-001B1.29 ppb
2016-02-161602A07-004B2.35 ppb
2016-02-161602A07-003B2.84 ppb
2016-02-161602A07-002B1.97 ppb
2016-05-171605D24-004BND
2016-05-171605D24-003B1.72 ppb
2016-05-171605D24-002B1.64 ppb
2016-05-171605D24-001B1.66 ppb
2016-08-161608E21-001BND
2016-08-161608E21-002BND
2016-08-161608E21-004BND
2016-08-161608E21-003BND
2016-11-151611A74-002B1.72 ppb
2016-11-151611A74-004BND
2016-11-151611A74-003B1.58 ppb
2016-11-151611A74-001BND
2017-02-141702974-001B1.68 ppb
2017-02-141702974-003B1.57 ppb
2017-02-141702974-004BND
2017-02-141702974-002B1.60 ppb
2017-05-161705B90-004BND
2017-05-161705B90-003B1.63 ppb
2017-05-161705B90-002B1.73 ppb
2017-05-161705B90-001B1.61 ppb
2017-08-221708J30-001BND
2017-08-221708J30-004BND
2017-08-221708J30-003BND
2017-08-221708J30-002BND
2017-11-211711G73-003BND
2017-11-211711G73-002BND
2017-11-211711G73-004BND
2017-11-211711G73-001BND
2018-02-201802C42-004BND
2018-02-201802C42-003BND
2018-02-201802C42-002BND
2018-02-201802C42-001BND
2018-05-151805F03-004BND
2018-05-151805F03-003B0.520 ppb
2018-05-151805F03-002B0.439 ppb
2018-05-151805F03-001B0.566 ppb
2018-08-071808559-001B0.397 ppb
2018-08-071808559-002B0.628 ppb
2018-08-071808559-003BND
2018-08-071808559-004BND
2018-11-131811996-001B0.454 ppb
2018-11-131811996-002B0.588 ppb
2018-11-131811996-003B0.537 ppb
2018-11-131811996-004B0.501 ppb
2019-02-121902780-003B0.372 ppb
2019-02-121902780-004BND
2019-02-121902780-002B0.348 ppb
2019-02-121902780-001B0.341 ppb
2019-05-141905A84-002B0.604 ppb
2019-05-141905A84-001B0.619 ppb
2019-08-131908A67-002BND
2019-08-131908A67-001B0.315 ppb
2019-11-051911342-002B0.846 ppb
2019-11-051911342-001B0.906 ppb