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Monobromoacetic acid

Allen County Rural Water District 16

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.

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.10 ppb111.10 ppb
20190.323 ppb42ND - 0.660 ppb
20200.746 ppb880.610 ppb - 0.880 ppb
20210.646 ppb86ND - 1.30 ppb
20221.14 ppb86ND - 2.80 ppb
20232.20 ppb86ND - 13.0 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
2018-07-1010042821.10 ppb
2019-07-1612054640.630 ppb
2019-07-1612054670.660 ppb
2019-10-071256528ND
2019-10-071256527ND
2020-01-0612985990.880 ppb
2020-01-0612986000.800 ppb
2020-04-1313571750.770 ppb
2020-04-1313571720.720 ppb
2020-07-1314412680.610 ppb
2020-07-1314412670.670 ppb
2020-10-1916071260.700 ppb
2020-10-1916071270.820 ppb
2021-01-2517541621.30 ppb
2021-01-2517541630.970 ppb
2021-04-051812119ND
2021-04-051812117ND
2021-07-1218819630.900 ppb
2021-07-1218819640.850 ppb
2021-10-1119892960.560 ppb
2021-10-2520031610.590 ppb
2022-01-0321075420.620 ppb
2022-01-0321075440.610 ppb
2022-04-1822396501.30 ppb
2022-04-1822396491.30 ppb
2022-07-042291808ND
2022-07-042291809ND
2022-10-1623809652.50 ppb
2022-10-1623809662.80 ppb
2023-01-162433193ND
2023-01-162433192ND
2023-04-1724850550.900 ppb
2023-04-1724850540.830 ppb
2023-07-1025341410.980 ppb
2023-07-1025341401.000 ppb
2023-10-16259569213.0 ppb
2023-11-1326106880.890 ppb