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Monobromoacetic acid

Lake Bruin Water District #1

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
20180.285 ppb166ND - 1.10 ppb
20190.104 ppb164ND - 0.440 ppb
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
20230.108 ppb82ND - 0.560 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
2018-02-1635375145001ND
2018-02-1635375145002ND
2018-02-1635375145002ND
2018-02-1635375145001ND
2018-05-21353939250020.470 ppb
2018-05-2135393925001ND
2018-05-21353939250020.470 ppb
2018-05-2135393925001ND
2018-08-0135408795001ND
2018-08-0135408795002ND
2018-08-0135408795001ND
2018-08-0135408795002ND
2018-11-07354304450010.710 ppb
2018-11-07354304450010.710 ppb
2018-11-07354304450021.10 ppb
2018-11-07354304450021.10 ppb
2019-02-11354484230010.390 ppb
2019-02-11354484230020.440 ppb
2019-02-11354484230010.390 ppb
2019-02-11354484230020.440 ppb
2019-05-0135465891001ND
2019-05-0135465891002ND
2019-05-0135465891001ND
2019-05-0135465891002ND
2019-08-0135487175002ND
2019-08-0135487175001ND
2019-08-0135487175001ND
2019-08-0135487175002ND
2019-11-0435510917001ND
2019-11-0435510917002ND
2019-11-0435510917002ND
2019-11-0435510917001ND
2020-02-0335528908002ND
2020-02-0335528908001ND
2020-05-0435548679001ND
2020-05-0435548679002ND
2020-08-0335568796001ND
2020-08-0335568796002ND
2020-11-1935594077001ND
2020-11-1935594077002ND
2021-02-2635615721001ND
2021-02-2635615721002ND
2021-05-2135636227001ND
2021-05-2135636227002ND
2021-08-0335654142001ND
2021-08-0335654142002ND
2021-11-1035678854001ND
2021-11-1035678854002ND
2022-02-1535698460002ND
2022-02-1535698460001ND
2022-05-0235716268002ND
2022-05-0235716268001ND
2022-08-0135737796001ND
2022-08-0135737796002ND
2022-11-1435761584001ND
2022-11-1435761584002ND
2023-02-05357792720010.560 ppb
2023-02-05357792720020.300 ppb
2023-05-0135797761001ND
2023-05-0135797761002ND
2023-08-1435822626001ND
2023-08-1435822626002ND
2023-11-0635841749001ND
2023-11-0635841749002ND