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Monobromoacetic acid

Saline County Public Water Supply District 1

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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23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
20152.90 ppb41ND - 11.6 ppb
2016ND40ND
20171.95 ppb41ND - 7.81 ppb
2018ND40ND
20195.47 ppb42ND - 13.4 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
2014-06-23AC28720ND
2014-09-19AC35668ND
2014-12-18AC39532ND
2015-03-19AC43611ND
2015-06-24AC51287ND
2015-09-16AC59561ND
2015-12-21AC6398311.6 ppb
2016-03-27AC67686ND
2016-06-23AC74935ND
2016-09-18AC83927ND
2016-12-06AC88498ND
2017-03-28AC92184ND
2017-06-26AC98533ND
2017-09-22AD06505ND
2017-12-16AD106577.81 ppb
2018-03-22AD16535ND
2018-06-19AD27348ND
2018-09-12AD32972ND
2018-11-26AD36577ND
2019-03-21AD40561ND
2019-06-17AD49163ND
2019-09-10AD552488.47 ppb
2019-12-23AD5915013.4 ppb