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Monobromoacetic acid

Rockingham County 158 Corridor

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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47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
20191.40 ppb102ND - 7.40 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
2014-02-2792191331002ND
2014-05-1592201499002TTHND
2014-08-2192214343001TTHND
2014-11-2592227049003TTHND
2014-11-2592227049004TTHND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-11-19ND
2015-11-19ND
2016-02-2492287563002TTHND
2016-02-2492287563003TTHND
2016-05-1992298220002TTHND
2016-05-1992298220003TTHND
2016-08-1192308435002TTHND
2016-08-1192308435004TTHND
2016-11-2892320985001TTHND
2016-11-2892320985004TTHND
2017-02-2392331186002TTHND
2017-02-2392331186004TTHND
2017-05-2492341647002TTHND
2017-05-2492341647005TTHND
2017-08-1792351850002TTHND
2017-08-1792351850004TTHND
2017-11-1692363666001TTHND
2017-11-1692363666004TTHND
2018-02-1392373241003TTH ND
2018-02-1392373241002TTH ND
2018-05-3192386739002TTH ND
2018-05-3192386739004TTH ND
2018-08-1692396080001TTH ND
2018-08-1692396080005TTH ND
2018-11-0892406544001TTH ND
2018-11-0892406544004TTH ND
2019-03-1492421294003_3770ND
2019-03-1492421294004_3770ND
2019-05-1592429495002_3770ND
2019-05-1692429495003_3770ND
2019-07-1192436428004_K ND
2019-07-1192436428005_K ND
2019-08-2292442477002_37707.40 ppb
2019-08-2292442477003_37706.60 ppb
2019-11-1492453832003_3770ND
2019-11-1492453832002_3770ND