Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monobromoacetic acid

Desoto Parish 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.

 

81

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
20190.188 ppb164ND - 0.830 ppb
2020ND130ND
20210.308 ppb123ND - 1.40 ppb
20220.328 ppb124ND - 1.20 ppb
20231.06 ppb123ND - 5.20 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
2018-01-1235368367001ND
2018-01-1235368367002ND
2018-01-1235368367002ND
2018-01-1235368367001ND
2018-04-1935387660002ND
2018-04-1935387660001ND
2018-04-1935387660002ND
2018-04-1935387660001ND
2018-07-2535407046001ND
2018-07-2535407046002ND
2018-07-2535407046001ND
2018-07-2535407046002ND
2018-10-2435426746001ND
2018-10-2435426746001ND
2018-10-2435426746002ND
2018-10-2435426746002ND
2019-01-2235443910001ND
2019-01-2235443910002ND
2019-01-2235443910001ND
2019-01-2235443910002ND
2019-04-0535459982001ND
2019-04-0535459982002ND
2019-04-0535459982001ND
2019-04-0535459982002ND
2019-07-02354797170020.830 ppb
2019-07-02354797170010.670 ppb
2019-07-02354797170010.670 ppb
2019-07-02354797170020.830 ppb
2019-10-1835506242001ND
2019-10-1835506242002ND
2019-10-1835506242002ND
2019-10-1835506242001ND
2020-01-0235521928002ND
2020-01-0235521928001ND
2020-01-3035527674002ND
2020-01-3035527674001ND
2020-04-0835542695002ND
2020-04-0835542695001ND
2020-05-1135549125001ND
2020-07-1035562423003ND
2020-07-1035562423002ND
2020-07-1035562423001ND
2020-10-3035588747003ND
2020-10-3035588747002ND
2020-10-3035588747001ND
2021-01-2835608059003ND
2021-01-2835608059002ND
2021-01-2835608059001ND
2021-04-2935629790003ND
2021-04-2935629790002ND
2021-04-2935629790001ND
2021-07-3035651850002ND
2021-07-3035651850003ND
2021-07-3035651850001ND
2021-10-22356740300031.000 ppb
2021-10-22356740300021.30 ppb
2021-10-22356740300011.40 ppb
2022-01-21356920720030.860 ppb
2022-01-21356920720021.000 ppb
2022-01-21356920720010.870 ppb
2022-04-2235712717002ND
2022-04-2235712717001ND
2022-05-0335715157001ND
2022-07-08357321020011.20 ppb
2022-07-0835732102002ND
2022-07-0835732102003ND
2022-10-0735751826001ND
2022-10-0735751826002ND
2022-10-0735751826003ND
2023-01-3035776759003ND
2023-01-3035776759002ND
2023-01-3035776759001ND
2023-04-2635795501003ND
2023-04-2635795501002ND
2023-04-2635795501001ND
2023-07-2635816142001ND
2023-07-2635816142002ND
2023-07-2635816142003ND
2023-10-24358375290015.20 ppb
2023-10-24358375290024.40 ppb
2023-10-24358375290033.10 ppb