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Monobromoacetic acid

Battle Creek - Verona System

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND80ND
2019ND140ND

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 Lab ID Result
2014-02-20LLF09983ND
2014-02-20LLF09984ND
2014-05-08LLF17471ND
2014-05-08LLF17472ND
2014-08-28LLF35504ND
2014-08-28LLF35503ND
2014-08-29LLF35936ND
2014-08-29LLF35935ND
2014-11-04LLF45369ND
2014-11-04LLF45370ND
2018-02-12LLH65477ND
2018-02-12LLH65478ND
2018-05-07LLH79227ND
2018-05-07LLH79226ND
2018-08-20LLI00267ND
2018-08-20LLI00264ND
2018-11-19LLI16223ND
2018-11-19LLI16224ND
2019-02-04LLI24182ND
2019-02-04LLI24183ND
2019-02-20LLI26473ND
2019-02-20LLI26474ND
2019-05-06LLI36272ND
2019-05-06LLI36273ND
2019-08-05LLI53805ND
2019-08-05LLI53805ND
2019-08-05LLI53808ND
2019-08-05LLI53805ND
2019-08-05LLI53805ND
2019-11-07LLI75753ND
2019-11-07LLI75754ND
2019-11-20LLI78244ND