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Monobromoacetic acid

Orange Water & Sewer Authority

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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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND320ND
2015ND320ND
2016ND320ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-02-112971365ND
2014-02-112971366ND
2014-02-112971367ND
2014-02-112971368ND
2014-02-112971369ND
2014-02-112971370ND
2014-02-112971371ND
2014-02-112971372ND
2014-05-133025283ND
2014-05-133025284ND
2014-05-133025285ND
2014-05-133025286ND
2014-05-133025287ND
2014-05-133025288ND
2014-05-133025289ND
2014-05-133025290ND
2014-08-123081660ND
2014-08-123081661ND
2014-08-123081662ND
2014-08-123081663ND
2014-08-123081664ND
2014-08-123081665ND
2014-08-123081666ND
2014-08-123081667ND
2014-11-123138064ND
2014-11-123138065ND
2014-11-123138066ND
2014-11-123138067ND
2014-11-123138068ND
2014-11-123138069ND
2014-11-123138070ND
2014-11-123138071ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2016-02-163401706ND
2016-02-163401707ND
2016-02-163401708ND
2016-02-163401709ND
2016-02-163401710ND
2016-02-163401711ND
2016-02-163401712ND
2016-02-163401713ND
2016-05-103446205ND
2016-05-103446206ND
2016-05-103446208ND
2016-05-103446209ND
2016-05-103446210ND
2016-05-103446211ND
2016-05-103446212ND
2016-05-123447843ND
2016-08-163524078ND
2016-08-163524079ND
2016-08-163524080ND
2016-08-163524081ND
2016-08-163524082ND
2016-08-163524083ND
2016-08-163524084ND
2016-08-163524085ND
2016-11-153587218ND
2016-11-153587219ND
2016-11-153587220ND
2016-11-153587221ND
2016-11-153587222ND
2016-11-153587223ND
2016-11-153587224ND
2016-11-153587225ND
2017-02-213642389ND
2017-02-213642390ND
2017-02-213642391ND
2017-02-213642392ND
2017-02-213642393ND
2017-02-213642394ND
2017-02-213642395ND
2017-02-213642396ND
2017-05-163695655ND
2017-05-163695656ND
2017-05-163695657ND
2017-05-163695658ND
2017-05-163695659ND
2017-05-163695660ND
2017-05-163695661ND
2017-05-163695662ND
2017-08-153757861ND
2017-08-153757862ND
2017-08-153757863ND
2017-08-153757864ND
2017-08-153757865ND
2017-08-153757866ND
2017-08-153757867ND
2017-08-153757868ND
2017-11-143820797ND
2017-11-143820798ND
2017-11-143820799ND
2017-11-143820800ND
2017-11-143820801ND
2017-11-143820802ND
2017-11-143820803ND
2017-11-143820804ND
2018-02-133871505 ND
2018-02-133871506 ND
2018-02-133871507 ND
2018-02-133871508 ND
2018-02-133871509 ND
2018-02-133871510 ND
2018-02-133871511 ND
2018-02-133871512 ND
2018-05-153937750 ND
2018-05-153937751 ND
2018-05-153937752 ND
2018-05-153937753 ND
2018-05-153937754 ND
2018-05-153937755 ND
2018-05-153937756 ND
2018-05-153937757 ND
2018-08-144022645 ND
2018-08-144022646 ND
2018-08-144022647 ND
2018-08-144022648 ND
2018-08-144022649 ND
2018-08-144022650 ND
2018-08-144022651 ND
2018-08-144022652 ND
2018-11-134121608 ND
2018-11-134121609 ND
2018-11-134121610 ND
2018-11-134121611 ND
2018-11-134121612 ND
2018-11-134121613 ND
2018-11-134121614 ND
2018-11-134121615 ND
2019-02-124195878-1 ND
2019-02-124195879-1 ND
2019-02-124195880-1 ND
2019-02-124195881-1 ND
2019-02-124195882-1 ND
2019-02-124195883-1 ND
2019-02-124195884-1 ND
2019-02-124195885-1 ND
2019-05-144294466 ND
2019-05-144294467 ND
2019-05-144294468 ND
2019-05-144294469 ND
2019-05-144294470 ND
2019-05-144294471 ND
2019-05-144294472 ND
2019-05-144294473 ND
2019-08-134386079 ND
2019-08-134386080 ND
2019-08-134386081 ND
2019-08-134386082 ND
2019-08-134386083 ND
2019-08-134386084 ND
2019-08-134386085 ND
2019-08-134386086 ND
2019-11-114482182 ND
2019-11-114482183 ND
2019-11-114482184 ND
2019-11-114482185 ND
2019-11-114482186 ND
2019-11-114482187 ND
2019-11-114482188 ND
2019-11-114482189 ND