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Monobromoacetic acid

Newport Water Works

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
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

Date Lab ID Result
2016-01-14B600229002ND
2016-01-14B600229001ND
2016-04-14B601909001ND
2016-04-14B601909002ND
2016-07-13B605692001ND
2016-07-13B605692002ND
2016-10-25B609837001ND
2016-10-25B609837002ND
2017-01-17B700245001ND
2017-01-17B700245002ND
2017-04-12B701689001ND
2017-04-12B701689002ND
2017-07-12B705214001ND
2017-07-12B705214002ND
2017-10-10B709112001ND
2017-10-10B709112002ND
2018-01-10118010591.01ND
2018-01-10118010591.02ND
2018-04-18118041908.01ND
2018-04-18118041908.02ND
2018-07-11118070992.01ND
2018-07-11118070992.02ND
2018-10-17118101890.01ND
2018-10-17118101890.02ND
2019-01-16119011379.01ND
2019-01-16119011379.02ND
2019-04-10194000.01ND
2019-04-10194000.02ND
2019-07-10197706.01ND
2019-07-10197706.02ND
2019-10-09201553.01ND
2019-10-09201553.02ND