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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Denham Springs Water System

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.

 

128

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND
20200.0594 ppb161ND - 0.950 ppb
2021ND160ND
2022ND160ND
20230.215 ppb163ND - 1.90 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
2018-02-0135371846001ND
2018-02-0135371846002ND
2018-02-0135371846003ND
2018-02-0135371846004ND
2018-02-0135371846001ND
2018-02-0135371846002ND
2018-02-0135371846003ND
2018-02-0135371846004ND
2018-05-0435390308001ND
2018-05-0435390308002ND
2018-05-0435390308003ND
2018-05-0435390308004ND
2018-05-0435390308001ND
2018-05-0435390308002ND
2018-05-0435390308003ND
2018-05-0435390308004ND
2018-08-0735409812001ND
2018-08-0735409812002ND
2018-08-0735409812003ND
2018-08-0735409812004ND
2018-08-0735409812001ND
2018-08-0735409812002ND
2018-08-0735409812003ND
2018-08-0735409812004ND
2018-11-0235428194001ND
2018-11-0235428194002ND
2018-11-0235428194003ND
2018-11-0235428194004ND
2018-11-0235428194001ND
2018-11-0235428194002ND
2018-11-0235428194003ND
2018-11-0235428194004ND
2019-02-1535448841001ND
2019-02-1535448841002ND
2019-02-1535448841003ND
2019-02-1535448841004ND
2019-02-1535448841001ND
2019-02-1535448841002ND
2019-02-1535448841003ND
2019-02-1535448841004ND
2019-05-0335466097001ND
2019-05-0335466097002ND
2019-05-0335466097003ND
2019-05-0335466097004ND
2019-05-0335466097001ND
2019-05-0335466097002ND
2019-05-0335466097003ND
2019-05-0335466097004ND
2019-08-0135486871001ND
2019-08-0135486871002ND
2019-08-0135486871003ND
2019-08-0135486871004ND
2019-08-0135486871001ND
2019-08-0135486871002ND
2019-08-0135486871003ND
2019-08-0135486871004ND
2019-11-0135509128001ND
2019-11-0135509128002ND
2019-11-0135509128003ND
2019-11-0135509128004ND
2019-11-0135509128001ND
2019-11-0135509128002ND
2019-11-0135509128003ND
2019-11-0135509128004ND
2020-02-0635529494001ND
2020-02-0635529494002ND
2020-02-0635529494003ND
2020-02-0635529494004ND
2020-05-0135547151001ND
2020-05-0135547151002ND
2020-05-0135547151003ND
2020-05-0135547151004ND
2020-08-0635569085001ND
2020-08-0635569085002ND
2020-08-0635569085003ND
2020-08-24355733250010.950 ppb
2020-11-0635590481001ND
2020-11-0635590481002ND
2020-11-0635590481003ND
2020-11-0635590481004ND
2021-02-0535609996001ND
2021-02-0535609996002ND
2021-02-0535609996003ND
2021-02-0535609996004ND
2021-05-0635631658001ND
2021-05-0635631658002ND
2021-05-0635631658003ND
2021-05-0635631658004ND
2021-08-1235655918001ND
2021-08-1235655918002ND
2021-08-1235655918003ND
2021-08-1235655918004ND
2021-11-0535676298001ND
2021-11-0535676298002ND
2021-11-0535676298003ND
2021-11-0535676298004ND
2022-02-1035696562001ND
2022-02-1035696562002ND
2022-02-1035696562003ND
2022-02-1035696562004ND
2022-05-0635715937001ND
2022-05-0635715937002ND
2022-05-0635715937003ND
2022-05-0635715937004ND
2022-08-1735741192001ND
2022-08-1735741192002ND
2022-08-1735741192003ND
2022-08-1735741192004ND
2022-11-0435758150001ND
2022-11-0435758150002ND
2022-11-0435758150003ND
2022-11-0435758150004ND
2023-02-0335776990001ND
2023-02-0335776990002ND
2023-02-03357769900030.340 ppb
2023-02-0335776990004ND
2023-05-05357977810011.20 ppb
2023-05-05357977810021.90 ppb
2023-05-0535797781003ND
2023-05-0535797781004ND
2023-08-3035824650001ND
2023-08-3035824650002ND
2023-08-3035824650003ND
2023-08-3035824650004ND
2023-11-0335839248001ND
2023-11-0335839248002ND
2023-11-0335839248003ND
2023-11-0335839248004ND