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Monobromoacetic acid

Belle Chasse Water District

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.

 

144

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND340ND
2019ND420ND
2020ND160ND
20210.176 ppb163ND - 1.50 ppb
2022ND200ND
20230.122 ppb163ND - 0.680 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
2018-03-0835378983001ND
2018-03-0835378983002ND
2018-03-0835378983003ND
2018-03-0835378983004ND
2018-03-0835378983001ND
2018-03-0835378983002ND
2018-03-0835378983003ND
2018-03-0835378983004ND
2018-06-1435398622001ND
2018-06-1435398622002ND
2018-06-1435398622003ND
2018-06-1435398622004ND
2018-06-1435398622001ND
2018-06-1435398622002ND
2018-06-1435398622003ND
2018-06-1435398622004ND
2018-06-1935399774001ND
2018-06-1935399774001ND
2018-09-1335417705001ND
2018-09-1335417705002ND
2018-09-1335417705003ND
2018-09-1335417705004ND
2018-09-1335417705001ND
2018-09-1335417705002ND
2018-09-1335417705003ND
2018-09-1335417705004ND
2018-12-1235436975001ND
2018-12-1235436975002ND
2018-12-1235436975003ND
2018-12-1235436975004ND
2018-12-1235436975001ND
2018-12-1235436975002ND
2018-12-1235436975003ND
2018-12-1235436975004ND
2019-03-1935456286001ND
2019-03-1935456286002ND
2019-03-1935456286003ND
2019-03-1935456286004ND
2019-03-1935456286001ND
2019-03-1935456286002ND
2019-03-1935456286003ND
2019-03-1935456286004ND
2019-06-0435472692001ND
2019-06-0435472692002ND
2019-06-0435472692003ND
2019-06-0435472692004ND
2019-06-0435472692001ND
2019-06-0435472692002ND
2019-06-0435472692003ND
2019-06-0435472692004ND
2019-09-1335497780001ND
2019-09-1335497780002ND
2019-09-1335497780003ND
2019-09-1335497780004ND
2019-09-1335497780001ND
2019-09-1335497780002ND
2019-09-1335497780003ND
2019-09-1335497780004ND
2019-09-1735498401001ND
2019-09-1735498401001ND
2019-09-3035501413001ND
2019-09-3035501413002ND
2019-09-3035501413003ND
2019-09-3035501413004ND
2019-09-3035501413001ND
2019-09-3035501413002ND
2019-09-3035501413003ND
2019-09-3035501413004ND
2019-12-0635517155001ND
2019-12-0635517155002ND
2019-12-0635517155003ND
2019-12-0635517155004ND
2019-12-0635517155001ND
2019-12-0635517155002ND
2019-12-0635517155003ND
2019-12-0635517155004ND
2020-03-0535535625001ND
2020-03-0535535625002ND
2020-03-0535535625003ND
2020-03-0535535625004ND
2020-06-1135556162001ND
2020-06-1135556162002ND
2020-06-1135556162003ND
2020-06-1135556162004ND
2020-09-2435580470001ND
2020-09-2435580470002ND
2020-09-2435580470003ND
2020-09-2435580470004ND
2020-12-0935598404001ND
2020-12-0935598404002ND
2020-12-0935598404003ND
2020-12-0935598404004ND
2021-03-0235616503001ND
2021-03-0235616503002ND
2021-03-0235616503003ND
2021-03-0235616503004ND
2021-06-16356418710011.50 ppb
2021-06-16356418710021.000 ppb
2021-06-1635641871003ND
2021-06-1635641871004ND
2021-09-2335665681001ND
2021-09-2335665681002ND
2021-09-23356656810030.320 ppb
2021-09-2335665681004ND
2021-12-1635685686001ND
2021-12-1635685686002ND
2021-12-1635685686003ND
2021-12-1635685686004ND
2022-03-2435706086001ND
2022-03-2435706086002ND
2022-03-2435706086003ND
2022-03-2435706086004ND
2022-06-23B2202939-001ND
2022-06-23B2202939-002ND
2022-06-23B2202939-003ND
2022-06-23B2202939-004ND
2022-08-1135739931001ND
2022-08-1135739931002ND
2022-08-1135739931003ND
2022-08-1135739931004ND
2022-09-2735750752001ND
2022-09-2735750752002ND
2022-09-2735750752003ND
2022-09-2735750752004ND
2022-12-0835765445001ND
2022-12-0835765445002ND
2022-12-0835765445003ND
2022-12-0835765445004ND
2023-03-1435785932001ND
2023-03-1435785932002ND
2023-03-1435785932003ND
2023-03-1435785932004ND
2023-06-1935808746001ND
2023-06-1935808746002ND
2023-06-1935808746003ND
2023-06-1935808746004ND
2023-09-2535830010001ND
2023-09-2535830010002ND
2023-09-2535830010003ND
2023-09-2535830010004ND
2023-12-18358497060010.680 ppb
2023-12-1835849706002ND
2023-12-18358497060030.630 ppb
2023-12-18358497060040.640 ppb