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Monobromoacetic acid

Ebarb Wwks District # 1 - N Ebarb/belmont

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.

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.175 ppb162ND - 1.40 ppb
20190.424 ppb166ND - 1.60 ppb
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
20232.89 ppb85ND - 11.2 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
2018-03-2135381743001ND
2018-03-2135381743002ND
2018-03-2135381743002ND
2018-03-2135381743001ND
2018-06-1835399479002ND
2018-06-1835399479001ND
2018-06-1835399479002ND
2018-06-1835399479001ND
2018-09-1735418757001ND
2018-09-17354187570021.40 ppb
2018-09-1735418757001ND
2018-09-17354187570021.40 ppb
2018-12-1035436925001ND
2018-12-1035436925001ND
2018-12-1035436925002ND
2018-12-1035436925002ND
2019-03-1135454284001ND
2019-03-1135454284002ND
2019-03-1135454284001ND
2019-03-1135454284002ND
2019-06-1235475453001ND
2019-06-12354754530021.60 ppb
2019-06-1235475453001ND
2019-06-12354754530021.60 ppb
2019-09-11354975690021.10 ppb
2019-09-11354975690010.690 ppb
2019-09-11354975690010.690 ppb
2019-09-11354975690021.10 ppb
2019-12-1135518855001ND
2019-12-1135518855002ND
2019-12-1135518855002ND
2019-12-1135518855001ND
2020-03-1135537267002ND
2020-03-1135537267001ND
2020-06-0835555535001ND
2020-06-0835555535002ND
2020-09-3035581982001ND
2020-09-3035581982002ND
2020-12-1435599281001ND
2020-12-1435599281002ND
2021-03-0935618735001ND
2021-03-0935618735002ND
2021-06-1535641814001ND
2021-06-1535641814002ND
2021-09-2135666080001ND
2021-09-2135666080002ND
2021-12-1335684666001ND
2021-12-1335684666002ND
2022-03-1535705138002ND
2022-03-1535705138001ND
2022-06-2735728168002ND
2022-06-2735728168001ND
2022-09-1235746830001ND
2022-09-1235746830002ND
2022-12-0635765160001ND
2022-12-0635765160002ND
2023-03-0735784620001ND
2023-03-0735784620002ND
2023-06-123580629200111.2 ppb
2023-06-1235806292002ND
2023-09-05358257680010.560 ppb
2023-09-05358257680020.630 ppb
2023-12-05358465780015.70 ppb
2023-12-05358465780025.00 ppb