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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)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.32 ppb1614ND - 2.06 ppb
20151.42 ppb1613ND - 2.65 ppb
20161.56 ppb16161.38 ppb - 1.74 ppb
20170.641 ppb167ND - 1.72 ppb
20180.207 ppb166ND - 0.579 ppb
20190.419 ppb1713ND - 0.801 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
2014-01-151401564-001B1.55 ppb
2014-01-151401564-002B1.62 ppb
2014-01-151401564-003B1.20 ppb
2014-01-151401564-004BND
2014-04-151404880-001B1.12 ppb
2014-04-151404880-002B1.40 ppb
2014-04-151404880-003B1.31 ppb
2014-04-151404880-004B1.08 ppb
2014-07-151407A12-001B1.42 ppb
2014-07-151407A12-002B1.37 ppb
2014-07-151407A12-003B1.60 ppb
2014-07-151407A12-004B1.46 ppb
2014-10-141410836-003B2.06 ppb
2014-10-141410836-004BND
2014-10-141410836-002B2.04 ppb
2014-10-141410836-001B1.91 ppb
2015-01-131501682-001B1.25 ppb
2015-01-131501682-004BND
2015-01-131501682-002B1.06 ppb
2015-01-131501682-003B1.14 ppb
2015-04-141504B33-001B2.05 ppb
2015-04-141504B33-004BND
2015-04-141504B33-003B1.89 ppb
2015-04-141504B33-002B2.65 ppb
2015-07-141507C21-002B1.97 ppb
2015-07-141507C21-003B1.92 ppb
2015-07-141507C21-001B1.80 ppb
2015-07-141507C21-004BND
2015-11-181511D84-002A1.99 ppb
2015-11-181511D84-003A1.64 ppb
2015-11-181511D84-001A1.81 ppb
2015-11-181511D84-004A1.57 ppb
2016-01-121601661-004B1.46 ppb
2016-01-121601661-003B1.45 ppb
2016-01-121601661-002B1.46 ppb
2016-01-121601661-001B1.38 ppb
2016-04-121604863-002B1.47 ppb
2016-04-121604863-004B1.47 ppb
2016-04-121604863-001B1.51 ppb
2016-04-121604863-003B1.49 ppb
2016-07-051607312-004B1.64 ppb
2016-07-051607312-001B1.73 ppb
2016-07-051607312-002B1.69 ppb
2016-07-051607312-003B1.62 ppb
2016-10-111610903-004B1.64 ppb
2016-10-111610903-003B1.69 ppb
2016-10-111610903-002B1.74 ppb
2016-10-111610903-001B1.59 ppb
2017-01-101701535-001B1.38 ppb
2017-01-101701535-004B1.25 ppb
2017-01-101701535-003B1.54 ppb
2017-01-101701535-002B1.37 ppb
2017-04-111704756-003B1.50 ppb
2017-04-111704756-004BND
2017-04-111704756-001B1.50 ppb
2017-04-111704756-002B1.72 ppb
2017-07-051707227-002BND
2017-07-051707227-004BND
2017-07-051707227-001BND
2017-07-051707227-003BND
2017-10-021710234-001BND
2017-10-021710234-003BND
2017-10-021710234-002BND
2017-10-021710234-004BND
2018-01-301801I12-004BND
2018-01-301801I12-003BND
2018-01-301801I12-002BND
2018-01-301801I12-001BND
2018-04-101804734-004BND
2018-04-101804734-003BND
2018-04-101804734-002BND
2018-04-101804734-001BND
2018-07-171807D36-004BND
2018-07-171807D36-003BND
2018-07-171807D36-002B0.554 ppb
2018-07-171807D36-001B0.513 ppb
2018-10-091810777-001B0.558 ppb
2018-10-091810777-002B0.579 ppb
2018-10-091810777-003B0.571 ppb
2018-10-091810777-004B0.536 ppb
2019-01-081901499-001B0.313 ppb
2019-01-081901499-002B0.463 ppb
2019-01-081901499-003B0.407 ppb
2019-01-081901499-004B0.384 ppb
2019-04-241904J15-004BND
2019-04-241904J15-003BND
2019-04-241904J15-002B0.642 ppb
2019-04-241904J15-001BND
2019-07-161907D30-001B0.559 ppb
2019-07-161907D30-004B0.407 ppb
2019-07-161907D30-003B0.620 ppb
2019-07-161907D30-002B0.656 ppb
2019-10-091910788-004B0.685 ppb
2019-10-091910788-003BND
2019-10-091910788-002B0.751 ppb
2019-10-091910788-001B0.801 ppb
2019-10-231910H63-001A0.429 ppb