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Monobromoacetic acid

Raytown Water Company

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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58

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
2014ND160ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
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 Lab ID Result
2014-01-13AC16669ND
2014-01-13AC16670ND
2014-01-13AC16671ND
2014-01-13AC16672ND
2014-04-07AC21579ND
2014-04-07AC21576ND
2014-04-07AC21578ND
2014-04-07AC21577ND
2014-07-28AC30593ND
2014-07-28AC30594ND
2014-07-28AC30595ND
2014-07-28AC30596ND
2014-10-21AC37635ND
2014-10-21AC37636ND
2014-10-21AC37637ND
2014-10-21AC37638ND
2015-01-26AC40361ND
2015-01-26AC40362ND
2015-01-26AC40360ND
2015-01-26AC40359ND
2015-04-27AC45034ND
2015-04-27AC45033ND
2015-07-20AC54258ND
2015-07-20AC54259ND
2015-10-16AC61194ND
2015-10-16AC61195ND
2016-01-11AC65000ND
2016-01-11AC65001ND
2016-04-13AC69359ND
2016-04-13AC69360ND
2016-07-11AC79682ND
2016-07-11AC79681ND
2016-10-17AC86267ND
2016-10-17AC86268ND
2017-01-13AC89077ND
2017-01-13AC89078ND
2017-04-06AC94440ND
2017-04-06AC94439ND
2017-07-11AD01371ND
2017-07-11AD01370ND
2017-10-16AD07876ND
2017-10-16AD07875ND
2018-01-21AD12811ND
2018-01-21AD12810ND
2018-04-12AD17988ND
2018-04-12AD17989ND
2018-07-10AD29146ND
2018-07-10AD29147ND
2018-10-17AD34394ND
2018-10-17AD34395ND
2019-01-15AD37703ND
2019-01-15AD37704ND
2019-04-08AD46123ND
2019-04-08AD46124ND
2019-07-09AD51765ND
2019-07-09AD51764ND
2019-10-14AD56708ND
2019-10-14AD56709ND