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Monobromoacetic acid

Scotland Neck, Town of

NOTE: Scotland Neck, Town of purchases water from Halifax Co--Halifax which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Halifax Co--Halifax.

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
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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

NOTE: Scotland Neck, Town of purchases water from Halifax Co--Halifax which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Halifax Co--Halifax.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-178864-021714-B02MND
2014-02-178864-021714-B03MND
2014-02-178864-021714-B04MND
2014-02-178864-021714-B01MND
2014-05-058864-050514-B01MND
2014-05-058864-050514-B02MND
2014-05-058864-050514-B03MND
2014-05-058864-050514-B04MND
2014-08-148864-081414-B01MND
2014-08-148864-081414-B02MND
2014-08-148864-081414-B03MND
2014-08-148864-081414-B04MND
2014-11-108864-111014-B02MND
2014-11-108864-111014-B04MND
2014-11-108864-111014-B03MND
2014-11-108864-111014-B01MND
2015-02-16ND
2015-02-16ND
2015-02-16ND
2015-02-16ND
2015-06-15ND
2015-06-15ND
2015-06-15ND
2015-06-15ND
2015-08-13ND
2015-08-13ND
2015-08-13ND
2015-08-13ND
2015-11-16ND
2015-11-16ND
2015-11-16ND
2015-11-16ND
2016-02-128864-021216-B01MND
2016-02-128864-021216-B02MND
2016-02-128864-021216-B03MND
2016-02-128864-021216-B04MND
2016-05-098864-050916-B04MND
2016-05-098864-050916-B03MND
2016-05-098864-050916-B02MND
2016-05-098864-050916-B01MND
2016-08-108864-081016-B01MND
2016-08-108864-081016-B02MND
2016-08-108864-081016-B03MND
2016-08-108864-081016-B04MND
2016-11-088864-110816-B01MND
2016-11-088864-110816-B02MND
2016-11-088864-110816-B03MND
2016-11-088864-110816-B04MND
2017-02-068864-020617-B04MND
2017-02-068864-020617-B03MND
2017-02-068864-020617-B02MND
2017-02-068864-020617-B01MND
2017-05-098864-050917-B01MND
2017-05-098864-050917-B03MND
2017-05-098864-050917-B02MND
2017-05-098864-050917-B04MND
2017-08-098864-080917-B01MND
2017-08-098864-080917-B02MND
2017-08-098864-080917-B03MND
2017-08-098864-080917-B04MND
2017-11-148864-111417-B01MND
2017-11-148864-111417-B02MND
2017-11-148864-111417-B03MND
2017-11-148864-111417-B04MND
2018-02-148864-021418-B04MND
2018-02-148864-021418-B03MND
2018-02-148864-021418-B02MND
2018-02-148864-021418-B01MND
2018-05-088864-050818-B04MND
2018-05-088864-050818-B01MND
2018-05-088864-050818-B02MND
2018-05-088864-050818-B03MND
2018-08-148864-081418-B04MND
2018-08-148864-081418-B03MND
2018-08-148864-081418-B02MND
2018-08-148864-081418-B01MND
2018-11-138864-111318-B01MND
2018-11-138864-111318-B02MND
2018-11-138864-111318-B03MND
2018-11-138864-111318-B04MND
2019-02-128864-021219-B01MND
2019-02-128864-021219-B02MND
2019-02-128864-021219-B03MND
2019-02-128864-021219-B04MND
2019-05-148864-051419-B01MND
2019-05-148864-051419-B04MND
2019-05-148864-051419-B03MND
2019-05-148864-051419-B02MND
2019-08-138864-081319-B02MND
2019-08-138864-081319-B04MND
2019-08-138864-081319-B03MND
2019-08-138864-081319-B01MND
2019-11-128864-111219-B04MND
2019-11-128864-111219-B03MND
2019-11-128864-111219-B02MND
2019-11-128864-111219-B01MND