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Monobromoacetic acid

Highway 513 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

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.210 ppb164ND - 0.840 ppb
2019ND160ND
20201.99 ppb82ND - 10.3 ppb
20210.650 ppb82ND - 2.90 ppb
20220.275 ppb82ND - 1.10 ppb
20230.921 ppb105ND - 3.40 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
2018-01-1035368365001ND
2018-01-1035368365002ND
2018-01-1035368365002ND
2018-01-1035368365001ND
2018-04-1935387664002ND
2018-04-1935387664001ND
2018-04-1935387664002ND
2018-04-1935387664001ND
2018-07-2535407048001ND
2018-07-2535407048002ND
2018-07-2535407048001ND
2018-07-2535407048002ND
2018-10-18354254830010.840 ppb
2018-10-18354254830010.840 ppb
2018-10-18354254830020.840 ppb
2018-10-18354254830020.840 ppb
2019-01-2235443909001ND
2019-01-2235443909002ND
2019-01-2235443909001ND
2019-01-2235443909002ND
2019-04-1135463085001ND
2019-04-1135463085002ND
2019-04-1135463085001ND
2019-04-1135463085002ND
2019-07-0235479720002ND
2019-07-0235479720001ND
2019-07-0235479720001ND
2019-07-0235479720002ND
2019-10-1835506244001ND
2019-10-1835506244002ND
2019-10-1835506244002ND
2019-10-1835506244001ND
2020-01-0235521929002ND
2020-01-0235521929001ND
2020-04-0835542692001ND
2020-04-0835542692002ND
2020-07-1035562422001ND
2020-07-1035562422002ND
2020-10-27355883070025.60 ppb
2020-10-273558830700110.3 ppb
2021-01-2835608061001ND
2021-01-2835608061002ND
2021-04-2835629788001ND
2021-04-2835629788002ND
2021-07-0935646542001ND
2021-07-0935646542002ND
2021-11-05356766720012.90 ppb
2021-11-05356766720022.30 ppb
2022-01-13356908620011.10 ppb
2022-01-13356908620021.10 ppb
2022-04-2235712719001ND
2022-04-2235712719002ND
2022-07-0635732104002ND
2022-07-0635732104001ND
2022-10-1435753708001ND
2022-10-1435753708002ND
2023-01-0635770985001ND
2023-01-06357709850020.410 ppb
2023-01-3035776757001ND
2023-01-3035776757002ND
2023-04-18357937240011.20 ppb
2023-04-18357937240021.10 ppb
2023-07-2635816134001ND
2023-07-2635816134002ND
2023-10-25358374630013.10 ppb
2023-10-25358374630023.40 ppb