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Monobromoacetic acid

Richardson County Rural Water District 2

NOTE: Richardson County Rural Water District 2 purchases water from Falls City, City of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Falls City, City of.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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

NOTE: Richardson County Rural Water District 2 purchases water from Falls City, City of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Falls City, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-14567276ND
2018-08-14567275ND
2019-08-12628465ND
2019-08-12628464ND
2020-08-10689938ND
2020-08-10689939ND
2021-08-09753823ND
2021-08-09753822ND
2022-08-09816217ND
2022-08-09816218ND
2023-08-01880282ND
2023-08-01880283ND