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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Ridgecrest Water Supply

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
2018ND160ND
20190.568 ppb1612ND - 1.10 ppb
20200.271 ppb82ND - 1.60 ppb
2021ND80ND
20220.0913 ppb81ND - 0.730 ppb
20230.411 ppb83ND - 1.40 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
2018-03-2635382603001ND
2018-03-2635382603002ND
2018-03-2635382603002ND
2018-03-2635382603001ND
2018-06-1835399481002ND
2018-06-1835399481001ND
2018-06-1835399481002ND
2018-06-1835399481001ND
2018-09-1935419851001ND
2018-09-1935419851002ND
2018-09-1935419851001ND
2018-09-1935419851002ND
2018-12-1235437259001ND
2018-12-1235437259001ND
2018-12-1235437259002ND
2018-12-1235437259002ND
2019-03-18354563110011.10 ppb
2019-03-18354563110021.000 ppb
2019-03-18354563110011.10 ppb
2019-03-18354563110021.000 ppb
2019-06-19354771060010.670 ppb
2019-06-19354771060020.850 ppb
2019-06-19354771060010.670 ppb
2019-06-19354771060020.850 ppb
2019-09-1635498601002ND
2019-09-1635498601001ND
2019-09-1635498601001ND
2019-09-1635498601002ND
2019-12-10355182450010.450 ppb
2019-12-10355182450020.470 ppb
2019-12-10355182450020.470 ppb
2019-12-10355182450010.450 ppb
2020-03-18355388410021.60 ppb
2020-03-1835538841001ND
2020-06-17355573750010.570 ppb
2020-06-1735557375002ND
2020-09-2835581350001ND
2020-09-2835581350002ND
2020-12-0935598515001ND
2020-12-0935598515002ND
2021-03-1035618457001ND
2021-03-1035618457002ND
2021-06-0935640103001ND
2021-06-0935640103002ND
2021-09-2235666069001ND
2021-09-2235666069002ND
2021-12-1535684651001ND
2021-12-1535684651002ND
2022-03-21357061250020.730 ppb
2022-03-2135706125001ND
2022-06-15B2202795-002ND
2022-06-15B2202795-001ND
2022-09-2235748821001ND
2022-09-2235748821002ND
2022-12-1435767201001ND
2022-12-1435767201002ND
2023-03-20357880900011.40 ppb
2023-03-20357880900021.20 ppb
2023-06-1335806742001ND
2023-06-1335806742002ND
2023-09-2135829536001ND
2023-09-2135829536002ND
2023-12-2035850049001ND
2023-12-20358500490020.690 ppb