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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Greenwood Water System

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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104

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND240ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.875 ppb164ND - 3.70 ppb

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
2014-01-151270982ND
2014-01-151270983ND
2014-01-151270982ND
2014-01-151270983ND
2014-04-271297043ND
2014-04-271297044ND
2014-04-271297043ND
2014-04-271297044ND
2014-07-301322184ND
2014-07-301322185ND
2014-07-301322184ND
2014-07-301322185ND
2014-10-211344315ND
2014-10-211344316ND
2014-10-211344315ND
2014-10-211344316ND
2015-01-141365035ND
2015-01-141365036ND
2015-01-141365035ND
2015-01-141365036ND
2015-04-231390054ND
2015-04-231390055ND
2015-04-231390054ND
2015-04-231390055ND
2015-07-301414766ND
2015-07-301414767ND
2015-07-301414766ND
2015-07-301414767ND
2015-10-291440609ND
2015-10-291440610ND
2015-10-291440609ND
2015-10-291440610ND
2016-01-131458278ND
2016-01-131458279ND
2016-01-131458278ND
2016-01-131458279ND
2016-02-161468213ND
2016-02-161468214ND
2016-02-161468213ND
2016-02-161468214ND
2016-03-161475145ND
2016-03-161475146ND
2016-03-161475145ND
2016-03-161475146ND
2016-04-131482363ND
2016-04-131482364ND
2016-04-131482363ND
2016-04-131482364ND
2016-07-131506937ND
2016-07-131506938ND
2016-07-131506937ND
2016-07-131506938ND
2016-10-051530551ND
2016-10-051530552ND
2016-10-051530551ND
2016-10-051530552ND
2017-01-1335288863007ND
2017-01-1335288863008ND
2017-01-1335288863007ND
2017-01-1335288863008ND
2017-04-0635305184007ND
2017-04-0635305184008ND
2017-04-0635305184007ND
2017-04-0635305184008ND
2017-07-2635326832003ND
2017-07-2635326832004ND
2017-07-2635326832003ND
2017-07-2635326832004ND
2017-10-1335342111001ND
2017-10-1335342111002ND
2017-10-1335342111001ND
2017-10-1335342111002ND
2018-01-0335366807001ND
2018-01-0335366807002ND
2018-01-0335366807001ND
2018-01-0335366807002ND
2018-04-0535384682001ND
2018-04-0535384682002ND
2018-04-0535384682001ND
2018-04-0535384682002ND
2018-07-0235402587001ND
2018-07-0235402587002ND
2018-07-0235402587001ND
2018-07-0235402587002ND
2018-10-1835425477001ND
2018-10-1835425477002ND
2018-10-1835425477001ND
2018-10-1835425477002ND
2019-01-1035441817001ND
2019-01-1035441817002ND
2019-01-1035441817001ND
2019-01-1035441817002ND
2019-04-1035461519001ND
2019-04-1035461519002ND
2019-04-1035461519001ND
2019-04-1035461519002ND
2019-07-11354816690013.30 ppb
2019-07-11354816690023.70 ppb
2019-07-11354816690013.30 ppb
2019-07-11354816690023.70 ppb
2019-10-0335502851001ND
2019-10-0335502851002ND
2019-10-0335502851001ND
2019-10-0335502851002ND