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Monobromoacetic acid

Shelbyville

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20182.75 ppb83ND - 8.45 ppb
2019ND80ND
20200.770 ppb82ND - 3.14 ppb
2021ND80ND
20220.885 ppb82ND - 3.66 ppb
2023ND80ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-21AD142206.82 ppb
2018-02-21AD142198.45 ppb
2018-05-16AD20452ND
2018-05-16AD20453ND
2018-08-10AD31126ND
2018-08-24AD32463ND
2018-11-13AD356626.72 ppb
2018-11-13AD35663ND
2019-02-13AD39330ND
2019-02-13AD39331ND
2019-05-15AD47411ND
2019-05-15AD47412ND
2019-08-16AD53850ND
2019-08-16AD53851ND
2019-11-06AD58037ND
2019-11-06AD58038ND
2020-02-1020019823.02 ppb
2020-02-1020019813.14 ppb
2020-05-212008832ND
2020-05-212008833ND
2020-08-312015618ND
2020-08-312015619ND
2020-11-232017953ND
2020-11-232017952ND
2021-02-102100604ND
2021-02-102100603ND
2021-05-102110874ND
2021-05-102110875ND
2021-08-102115218ND
2021-08-102115217ND
2021-11-152119438ND
2021-11-152119439ND
2022-02-142201897ND
2022-02-142201898ND
2022-05-162211494ND
2022-05-162211495ND
2022-08-1522161783.66 ppb
2022-08-1522161793.42 ppb
2022-11-142221099ND
2022-11-142221100ND
2023-02-142300522ND
2023-02-142300521ND
2023-05-092308069ND
2023-05-092308068ND
2023-08-092313243ND
2023-08-092313244ND
2023-11-132318205ND
2023-11-132318206ND