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Monobromoacetic acid

Scottville, City of

NOTE: Scottville, City of purchases water from Ludington, City of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Ludington, City of.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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

NOTE: Scottville, City of purchases water from Ludington, City of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Ludington, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12LLH65388ND
2018-05-15LLH80827ND
2018-08-07LLH97767ND
2018-11-13LLI15459ND
2018-11-29LLI17187ND
2019-02-13LLI25476ND
2019-02-13LLI25477ND
2019-05-08LLI37073ND
2019-08-07LLI55021ND
2019-08-07LLI55022ND
2019-08-21LLI58389ND
2019-11-06LLI75689ND