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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

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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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
20153.37 ppb21ND - 6.74 ppb
20164.83 ppb21ND - 9.65 ppb
2017ND20ND
20181.73 ppb82ND - 7.99 ppb
20191.12 ppb62ND - 5.54 ppb

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
2014-06-17AC28541ND
2014-06-17AC28540ND
2015-06-29AC54053ND
2015-06-29AC540526.74 ppb
2016-06-15AC74836ND
2016-06-15AC748359.65 ppb
2017-07-10AC98428ND
2017-07-10AC98429ND
2018-01-22AD12382ND
2018-01-22AD12383ND
2018-04-24AD179945.82 ppb
2018-04-24AD179957.99 ppb
2018-07-24AD29157ND
2018-07-24AD29158ND
2018-10-23AD34399ND
2018-10-23AD34398ND
2019-02-12AD37707ND
2019-02-12AD37708ND
2019-09-15AD51776ND
2019-09-15AD51775ND
2019-10-25AD567125.54 ppb
2019-10-25AD567131.15 ppb