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Monobromoacetic acid

Vixen Water System West

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND120ND
20170.173 ppb206ND - 0.690 ppb
20180.104 ppb162ND - 0.830 ppb
2019ND200ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-181279948ND
2014-02-181279947ND
2014-02-181279948ND
2014-02-181279947ND
2014-05-281305311ND
2014-05-281305312ND
2014-05-281305312ND
2014-05-281305311ND
2014-08-121327004ND
2014-08-121327005ND
2014-08-121327005ND
2014-08-121327004ND
2014-11-121350684ND
2014-11-121350685ND
2014-11-121350685ND
2014-11-121350684ND
2015-02-171373916ND
2015-02-171373917ND
2015-02-171373917ND
2015-02-171373916ND
2015-05-281399466ND
2015-05-281399467ND
2015-05-281399467ND
2015-05-281399466ND
2015-08-251422696ND
2015-08-251422696ND
2015-08-251422695ND
2015-08-251422695ND
2016-02-101466311ND
2016-02-101466312ND
2016-02-101466312ND
2016-02-101466311ND
2016-05-101490589ND
2016-05-101490590ND
2016-05-101490590ND
2016-05-101490589ND
2016-11-211543070ND
2016-11-211543069ND
2016-11-211543070ND
2016-11-211543069ND
2017-02-0135292874023ND
2017-02-0135292874024ND
2017-02-0135292874024ND
2017-02-0135292874023ND
2017-05-1135312128016ND
2017-05-1135312128016ND
2017-06-2135320087009ND
2017-06-2135320087010ND
2017-06-2135320087010ND
2017-06-2135320087009ND
2017-08-0735329653016ND
2017-08-07353296530150.690 ppb
2017-08-07353296530150.690 ppb
2017-08-0735329653016ND
2017-11-03353462270020.480 ppb
2017-11-03353462270020.480 ppb
2017-11-03353462270010.560 ppb
2017-11-03353462270010.560 ppb
2017-12-0135360536001ND
2017-12-0135360536001ND
2018-02-15353752070020.830 ppb
2018-02-1535375207001ND
2018-02-15353752070020.830 ppb
2018-02-1535375207001ND
2018-05-1035391966002ND
2018-05-1035391966001ND
2018-05-1035391966002ND
2018-05-1035391966001ND
2018-08-0735409899002ND
2018-08-0735409899001ND
2018-08-0735409899001ND
2018-08-0735409899002ND
2018-11-0635429705002ND
2018-11-0635429705001ND
2018-11-0635429705001ND
2018-11-0635429705002ND
2019-02-0735447147001ND
2019-02-0735447147002ND
2019-02-0735447147001ND
2019-02-0735447147002ND
2019-05-0735468225002ND
2019-05-0735468225001ND
2019-05-0735468225001ND
2019-05-0735468225002ND
2019-08-0635488761002ND
2019-08-0635488761002ND
2019-08-0635488761001ND
2019-08-0635488761001ND
2019-08-2835494581002ND
2019-08-2835494581001ND
2019-08-2835494581001ND
2019-08-2835494581002ND
2019-11-0535510927001ND
2019-11-0535510927002ND
2019-11-0535510927001ND
2019-11-0535510927002ND