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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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
20201.28 ppb42ND - 2.60 ppb
20210.678 ppb42ND - 2.10 ppb
2022ND30ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-08-051020274ND
2019-08-041214936ND
2019-11-031268028ND
2020-02-1113245182.50 ppb
2020-05-121375064ND
2020-08-1214878162.60 ppb
2020-11-021626384ND
2021-02-221777216ND
2021-05-171840639ND
2021-08-0919093890.610 ppb
2021-11-1520261362.10 ppb
2022-02-092189761ND
2022-05-102256214ND
2022-08-092330160ND
2023-08-222561895ND