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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Berwick

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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.111 ppb162ND - 0.890 ppb
20190.120 ppb164ND - 0.560 ppb
20200.851 ppb82ND - 6.00 ppb
20211.18 ppb82ND - 4.70 ppb
2022ND80ND
20231.79 ppb83ND - 7.10 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
2018-01-1135368136001ND
2018-01-1135368136002ND
2018-01-1135368136002ND
2018-01-1135368136001ND
2018-04-1035385300002ND
2018-04-1035385300001ND
2018-04-1035385300002ND
2018-04-1035385300001ND
2018-07-0235401874001ND
2018-07-0235401874002ND
2018-07-0235401874001ND
2018-07-0235401874002ND
2018-10-1135424006001ND
2018-10-1135424006001ND
2018-10-11354240060020.890 ppb
2018-10-11354240060020.890 ppb
2019-01-1035441794001ND
2019-01-1035441794002ND
2019-01-1035441794001ND
2019-01-1035441794002ND
2019-04-0335459638001ND
2019-04-0335459638002ND
2019-04-0335459638001ND
2019-04-0335459638002ND
2019-07-11354817720020.560 ppb
2019-07-11354817720010.400 ppb
2019-07-11354817720010.400 ppb
2019-07-11354817720020.560 ppb
2019-10-0335502561001ND
2019-10-0335502561002ND
2019-10-0335502561002ND
2019-10-0335502561001ND
2020-01-17355251770020.810 ppb
2020-01-1735525177001ND
2020-04-0235541333001ND
2020-04-0235541333002ND
2020-07-0235560498001ND
2020-07-0235560498002ND
2020-10-01355820180016.00 ppb
2020-10-0135582018002ND
2021-01-0835603470001ND
2021-01-0835603470002ND
2021-04-09356250980014.70 ppb
2021-04-09356250980024.70 ppb
2021-07-0235644916001ND
2021-07-0235644916002ND
2021-10-1435672944001ND
2021-10-1435672944002ND
2022-01-1335690771002ND
2022-01-1335690771001ND
2022-04-0735709206002ND
2022-04-0735709206001ND
2022-07-0835732433001ND
2022-07-0835732433002ND
2022-10-0635751460001ND
2022-10-0635751460002ND
2023-01-1235772534001ND
2023-01-12357725340021.10 ppb
2023-04-0535790512001ND
2023-04-0535790512002ND
2023-07-1735813798001ND
2023-07-1735813798002ND
2023-10-24358375410016.10 ppb
2023-10-24358375410027.10 ppb