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Monobromoacetic acid

Osage County Rural Water District 3

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.435 ppb42ND - 0.970 ppb
20190.173 ppb41ND - 0.690 ppb
20200.140 ppb41ND - 0.560 ppb
20210.160 ppb41ND - 0.640 ppb
20221.90 ppb42ND - 6.20 ppb
20231.90 ppb41ND - 7.60 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
2018-01-229081180.970 ppb
2018-04-03938328ND
2018-07-2310102100.770 ppb
2018-10-081057782ND
2019-01-071101642ND
2019-04-011139387ND
2019-07-0211952750.690 ppb
2019-10-131259026ND
2020-01-281315204ND
2020-04-061350953ND
2020-07-071431820ND
2020-10-2016075070.560 ppb
2021-01-2617543660.640 ppb
2021-04-051811320ND
2021-07-111879819ND
2021-10-252002397ND
2022-01-172153807ND
2022-04-1822388431.40 ppb
2022-07-1723057386.20 ppb
2022-10-182380534ND
2023-01-092428732ND
2023-04-052478215ND
2023-07-252542775ND
2023-10-1725956157.60 ppb