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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Mooresville

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-02-11778732TND
2014-02-11778733TND
2014-02-11778734TND
2014-02-11778731TND
2014-05-14785345TND
2014-05-14785346TND
2014-05-14785347TND
2014-05-14785348TND
2014-08-13792304TND
2014-08-13792305TND
2014-08-13792306TND
2014-08-13792307TND
2014-11-12799475TND
2014-11-12799478TND
2014-11-12799477TND
2014-11-12799476TND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2016-02-1015001-04ND
2016-02-1015001-01ND
2016-02-1015001-03ND
2016-02-1015001-02ND
2016-05-1119016-02ND
2016-05-1119016-01ND
2016-05-1119016-04ND
2016-05-1119016-03ND
2016-08-1022997-04ND
2016-08-1022997-01ND
2016-08-1022997-02ND
2016-08-1022997-03ND
2016-11-1027162-04ND
2016-11-1027162-03ND
2016-11-1027162-01ND
2016-11-1027162-02ND
2017-02-1431037-02ND
2017-02-1431037-01ND
2017-02-1431037-04ND
2017-02-1431037-03ND
2017-05-1034555-04ND
2017-05-1034555-03ND
2017-05-1034555-02ND
2017-05-1034555-01ND
2017-08-0938430-02ND
2017-08-0938430-03ND
2017-08-0938430-04ND
2017-08-0938430-01ND
2017-11-1543027-03ND
2017-11-1543027-04ND
2017-11-1543027-02ND
2017-11-1543027-01ND
2018-02-1446677-04 ND
2018-02-1446677-03 ND
2018-02-1446677-02 ND
2018-02-1446677-01 ND
2018-05-1650738-04 ND
2018-05-1650738-01 ND
2018-05-1650738-02 ND
2018-05-1650738-03 ND
2018-08-0854478-04 ND
2018-08-0854478-03 ND
2018-08-0854478-02 ND
2018-08-0854478-01 ND
2018-11-1359182-01 ND
2018-11-1359182-02 ND
2018-11-1359182-03 ND
2018-11-1359182-04 ND
2019-02-1362967-01 ND
2019-02-1362967-02 ND
2019-02-1362967-03 ND
2019-02-1362967-04 ND
2019-05-1566813-01 ND
2019-05-1566813-04 ND
2019-05-1566813-03 ND
2019-05-1566813-02 ND
2019-08-1470772-02 ND
2019-08-1470772-04 ND
2019-08-1470772-03 ND
2019-08-1470772-01 ND
2019-11-1374786-04 ND
2019-11-1374786-03 ND
2019-11-1374786-02 ND
2019-11-1374786-01 ND