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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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.111 ppb62ND - 0.347 ppb
20190.588 ppb440.460 ppb - 0.789 ppb
20200.457 ppb440.397 ppb - 0.538 ppb
20210.289 ppb43ND - 0.442 ppb
20220.0825 ppb41ND - 0.330 ppb
20230.176 ppb42ND - 0.490 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
2018-02-191802B33-001BND
2018-02-191802B33-002BND
2018-05-211805H84-001B0.316 ppb
2018-05-211805H84-002BND
2018-08-211808J67-002AND
2018-11-271811I60-001A0.347 ppb
2019-02-181902B48-002A0.481 ppb
2019-05-011905092-002A0.620 ppb
2019-08-071908661-002A0.789 ppb
2019-11-191911D95-002A0.460 ppb
2020-02-032002104-002A0.538 ppb
2020-05-202005G82-002A0.467 ppb
2020-08-242008L18-002A0.426 ppb
2020-11-162011C59-002A0.397 ppb
2021-02-032102376-002A0.442 ppb
2021-05-122105B30-002A0.365 ppb
2021-08-252108Q08-002AND
2021-11-032111557-002A0.349 ppb
2022-02-152202E46-002AND
2022-05-022205122-002AND
2022-08-082208798-002AND
2022-11-212211I42-002A0.330 ppb
2023-02-062302596-002AND
2023-05-152305D66-002AND
2023-08-212308J30-002A0.490 ppb
2023-11-062311411-002A0.214 ppb