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Monobromoacetic acid

Plainville Water Department

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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40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
20170.138 ppb81ND - 1.10 ppb
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2015-03-03ND
2015-03-03ND
2015-06-24ND
2015-06-24ND
2015-09-09ND
2015-09-09ND
2015-12-07ND
2015-12-07ND
2016-03-14ND
2016-03-14ND
2016-06-09ND
2016-06-09ND
2016-09-26ND
2016-09-26ND
2016-12-07ND
2016-12-07ND
2017-03-08ND
2017-03-08ND
2017-06-201.10 ppb
2017-06-20ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-12-15ND
2017-12-15ND
2018-03-19ND
2018-03-19ND
2018-06-06ND
2018-06-06ND
2018-09-04ND
2018-09-04ND
2018-12-26ND
2018-12-26ND
2019-03-21ND
2019-03-21ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-11ND
2019-09-11ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND