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Monobromoacetic acid

Park Forest

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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27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-03-1414C0365-01ND
2014-03-1614C0365-02ND
2014-03-1814C0365-04ND
2014-03-1814C0365-03ND
2014-06-1014F0717-04ND
2014-06-103044566ND
2014-06-103044564ND
2014-06-1014F0717-03ND
2014-06-113044560ND
2014-06-1114F0717-02ND
2014-06-113044562ND
2014-06-1114F0717-01ND
2014-09-083101941-42ND
2014-09-083101937-38ND
2014-09-083101943-44ND
2014-09-083101939-40ND
2015-03-043200386-87ND
2015-03-043200384-85ND
2016-03-023409153_54ND
2016-03-023409155_56ND
2017-03-083651569_70ND
2017-03-083651571_72ND
2018-03-073887437_38ND
2018-03-073887439_40ND
2019-03-064218875-76ND
2019-03-064218875_76ND
2019-03-064218877_78ND