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Monobromoacetic acid

St. Mary Parish Water & Sewer #2 Bayou Vista

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.

 

70

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.158 ppb164ND - 0.700 ppb
20190.0282 ppb222ND - 0.310 ppb
20200.854 ppb82ND - 6.10 ppb
20210.588 ppb81ND - 4.70 ppb
20220.0788 ppb81ND - 0.630 ppb
20231.45 ppb82ND - 7.50 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
2018-01-1135368138002ND
2018-01-1135368138001ND
2018-01-1135368138002ND
2018-01-1135368138001ND
2018-04-10353853010010.560 ppb
2018-04-10353853010020.700 ppb
2018-04-10353853010020.700 ppb
2018-04-10353853010010.560 ppb
2018-07-0235401875001ND
2018-07-0235401875002ND
2018-07-0235401875002ND
2018-07-0235401875001ND
2018-10-1135424007001ND
2018-10-1135424007002ND
2018-10-1135424007001ND
2018-10-1135424007002ND
2019-01-1035441797001ND
2019-01-1035441797001ND
2019-01-1035441797002ND
2019-01-1035441797002ND
2019-01-2535444726001ND
2019-01-2535444726002ND
2019-01-2535444726003ND
2019-01-2535444726003ND
2019-01-2535444726001ND
2019-01-2535444726002ND
2019-04-0335459639002ND
2019-04-0335459639002ND
2019-04-0335459639001ND
2019-04-0335459639001ND
2019-07-1135481773002ND
2019-07-11354817730010.310 ppb
2019-07-11354817730010.310 ppb
2019-07-1135481773002ND
2019-10-0335502562002ND
2019-10-0335502562001ND
2019-10-0335502562001ND
2019-10-0335502562002ND
2020-01-17355251780010.730 ppb
2020-01-1735525178002ND
2020-04-0235541334001ND
2020-04-0235541334002ND
2020-07-0235560497001ND
2020-07-0235560497002ND
2020-10-01355820170016.10 ppb
2020-10-0135582017002ND
2021-01-0835603472001ND
2021-01-0835603472002ND
2021-04-09356251010014.70 ppb
2021-04-0935625101002ND
2021-07-0235644917002ND
2021-07-0235644917001ND
2021-10-1435672945002ND
2021-10-1435672945001ND
2022-01-1335690773001ND
2022-01-1335690773002ND
2022-04-0735709208001ND
2022-04-0735709208002ND
2022-07-08357324350020.630 ppb
2022-07-0835732435001ND
2022-10-0635751445002ND
2022-10-0635751445001ND
2023-01-1235772524001ND
2023-01-1235772524002ND
2023-04-0535790531001ND
2023-04-0535790531002ND
2023-07-1735813795001ND
2023-07-1735813795002ND
2023-10-24358375390014.10 ppb
2023-10-24358375390027.50 ppb