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Monobromoacetic acid

Cameron Parish Water and Water Works District 1

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.

 

58

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.450 ppb164ND - 2.20 ppb
20190.619 ppb166ND - 3.10 ppb
20201.07 ppb63ND - 3.10 ppb
2021ND40ND
2022ND80ND
20233.41 ppb86ND - 10.7 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
2018-01-0435366758002ND
2018-01-04353667580011.40 ppb
2018-01-0435366758002ND
2018-01-04353667580011.40 ppb
2018-04-0535384675001ND
2018-04-05353846750022.20 ppb
2018-04-05353846750022.20 ppb
2018-04-0535384675001ND
2018-07-2435407129001ND
2018-07-2435407129002ND
2018-07-2435407129002ND
2018-07-2435407129001ND
2018-10-2435426742001ND
2018-10-2435426742002ND
2018-10-2435426742002ND
2018-10-2435426742001ND
2019-01-10354418810023.10 ppb
2019-01-1035441881001ND
2019-01-10354418810023.10 ppb
2019-01-1035441881001ND
2019-04-1035461518002ND
2019-04-1035461518002ND
2019-04-1035461518001ND
2019-04-1035461518001ND
2019-07-24354853260021.000 ppb
2019-07-24354853260010.850 ppb
2019-07-24354853260010.850 ppb
2019-07-24354853260021.000 ppb
2019-10-2235507761002ND
2019-10-2235507761001ND
2019-10-2235507761001ND
2019-10-2235507761002ND
2020-01-2835527268001ND
2020-01-28355272680021.000 ppb
2020-04-2035545181001ND
2020-04-20355451810023.10 ppb
2020-07-1335562924001ND
2020-07-13355629240022.30 ppb
2021-07-2635651332001ND
2021-07-3035651857001ND
2021-10-2535674460001ND
2021-10-2535674460002ND
2022-01-2435692717002ND
2022-01-2435692717001ND
2022-04-2035712586002ND
2022-04-2035712586001ND
2022-07-2735735351001ND
2022-07-2735735351002ND
2022-10-1735754496001ND
2022-10-1735754496002ND
2023-01-20357741430011.70 ppb
2023-01-20357741430021.60 ppb
2023-04-1235793288001ND
2023-04-12357932880022.00 ppb
2023-07-1135813153001ND
2023-07-113581315300210.7 ppb
2023-10-11358340040018.70 ppb
2023-10-11358340040022.60 ppb