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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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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54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.209 ppb163ND - 1.70 ppb
20150.458 ppb167ND - 2.20 ppb
20160.0356 ppb161ND - 0.570 ppb
20170.970 ppb220.940 ppb - 1.000 ppb
20180.775 ppb220.640 ppb - 0.910 ppb
2019ND20ND

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
2014-01-0831876ND
2014-01-0831875ND
2014-01-0831874ND
2014-01-0831873ND
2014-04-291042820.950 ppb
2014-04-29104278ND
2014-04-29104276ND
2014-04-29104271ND
2014-07-15152247ND
2014-07-151522460.690 ppb
2014-07-15152245ND
2014-07-15152244ND
2014-10-212176461.70 ppb
2014-10-21217640ND
2014-10-21217642ND
2014-10-21217644ND
2015-01-062588292.20 ppb
2015-01-062588280.570 ppb
2015-01-062588271.40 ppb
2015-01-062588261.30 ppb
2015-04-223172620.640 ppb
2015-04-223172610.610 ppb
2015-04-22317260ND
2015-04-223172590.600 ppb
2015-07-21371038ND
2015-07-21371040ND
2015-07-21371039ND
2015-07-21371037ND
2015-10-20418914ND
2015-10-20418913ND
2015-10-20418912ND
2015-10-20418911ND
2016-01-05470017ND
2016-01-05470016ND
2016-01-05470015ND
2016-01-05470014ND
2016-04-19531377ND
2016-04-19531378ND
2016-04-19531379ND
2016-04-19531380ND
2016-07-125820340.570 ppb
2016-07-12582033ND
2016-07-12582032ND
2016-07-12582031ND
2016-10-11642187ND
2016-10-11642186ND
2016-10-11642185ND
2016-10-11642184ND
2017-08-298301770.940 ppb
2017-08-298301761.000 ppb
2018-08-2110300970.910 ppb
2018-08-2110300960.640 ppb
2019-08-131223539ND
2019-08-131223540ND