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Monobromoacetic acid

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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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-09532458ND
2018-04-09543848ND
2018-07-11562092ND
2018-10-09578365ND
2019-01-15590653ND
2019-04-09600592ND
2019-07-08622476ND
2019-10-15638264ND
2020-01-13651308ND
2020-04-14667106ND
2020-07-13681890ND
2020-10-13701088ND
2021-01-11716888ND
2021-04-12727309ND
2021-07-21753173ND
2021-10-06765885ND
2022-01-10781038ND
2022-04-11793875ND
2022-07-11812706ND
2022-10-11830110ND
2023-01-10842494ND
2023-04-10858567ND
2023-07-24877886ND
2023-10-16894416ND