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Monobromoacetic acid

Mooringsport 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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.124 ppb164ND - 0.690 ppb
20190.104 ppb162ND - 0.830 ppb
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
20231.44 ppb86ND - 3.20 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
2018-01-1935369365001ND
2018-01-1935369365002ND
2018-01-1935369365002ND
2018-01-1935369365001ND
2018-04-0535384641002ND
2018-04-0535384641001ND
2018-04-0535384641002ND
2018-04-0535384641001ND
2018-07-1235404361001ND
2018-07-1235404361002ND
2018-07-1235404361001ND
2018-07-1235404361002ND
2018-10-22354265250010.690 ppb
2018-10-22354265250010.690 ppb
2018-10-22354265250020.300 ppb
2018-10-22354265250020.300 ppb
2019-01-1635443227001ND
2019-01-1635443227002ND
2019-01-1635443227001ND
2019-01-1635443227002ND
2019-04-0335459673001ND
2019-04-0335459673002ND
2019-04-0335459673001ND
2019-04-0335459673002ND
2019-07-08354813610020.830 ppb
2019-07-0835481361001ND
2019-07-0835481361001ND
2019-07-08354813610020.830 ppb
2019-10-0935504580001ND
2019-10-0935504580002ND
2019-10-0935504580002ND
2019-10-0935504580001ND
2020-01-1535525057002ND
2020-01-1535525057001ND
2020-04-2235545543001ND
2020-04-2235545543002ND
2020-07-1735564169001ND
2020-07-1735564169002ND
2020-10-2935588737001ND
2020-10-2935588737002ND
2021-01-1535605249001ND
2021-01-1535605249002ND
2021-04-2935629799001ND
2021-04-2935629799002ND
2021-07-1535648580001ND
2021-07-1535648580002ND
2021-10-0835669942001ND
2021-10-0835669942002ND
2022-01-2635693466002ND
2022-01-2635693466001ND
2022-04-0835709445002ND
2022-04-0835709445001ND
2022-07-2235734416001ND
2022-07-2235734416002ND
2022-10-0635751827001ND
2022-10-0635751827002ND
2023-01-13357728260012.20 ppb
2023-01-13357728260021.30 ppb
2023-04-14357937270010.980 ppb
2023-04-14357937270020.910 ppb
2023-07-2135815056001ND
2023-07-2135815056002ND
2023-10-06358329470013.20 ppb
2023-10-06358329470022.90 ppb