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Monobromoacetic acid

Salem, Village of

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

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-17571934ND
2018-09-17571935ND
2019-09-03630423ND
2019-09-03630422ND
2019-12-02646923ND
2019-12-02646922ND
2020-03-02659228ND
2020-03-02659227ND
2020-06-01672130ND
2020-06-01672131ND
2020-09-08691053ND
2020-09-08691052ND
2020-12-21712549ND
2020-12-21712548ND
2021-03-01721932ND
2021-03-01721931ND
2021-06-07736639ND
2021-06-07736638ND
2021-09-07757671ND
2021-09-07757670ND
2021-12-06773056ND
2021-12-06773057ND
2022-03-07783075ND
2022-03-07783074ND
2022-06-07804075ND
2022-06-07804074ND
2022-09-06822996ND
2022-09-06822997ND
2022-12-05835783ND
2022-12-05835784ND
2023-03-06851381ND
2023-03-06851380ND
2023-06-05864098ND
2023-06-05864099ND
2023-09-05879900ND
2023-09-05879901ND
2023-12-04891484ND
2023-12-04891485ND