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Monobromoacetic acid

Lyndhurst Water Department

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.0669 ppb161ND - 1.07 ppb
20180.0875 ppb161ND - 1.40 ppb
2019ND160ND

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
2014-03-271078613002ND
2014-03-271078613004ND
2014-03-271078613001ND
2014-03-271078613003ND
2014-06-252014672004ND
2014-06-252014672001ND
2014-06-252014672002ND
2014-06-252014672003ND
2014-09-232031226004ND
2014-09-232031226001ND
2014-09-232031226002ND
2014-09-232031226003ND
2014-12-232046773001ND
2014-12-232046773004ND
2014-12-232046773002ND
2014-12-232046773003ND
2015-03-232061500003ND
2015-03-232061500004ND
2015-03-232061500002ND
2015-03-232061500001ND
2015-06-242079497004ND
2015-06-242079497003ND
2015-06-242079497001ND
2015-06-242079497002ND
2015-09-242098372003ND
2015-09-242098372002ND
2015-09-242098372004ND
2015-09-242098372001ND
2015-12-222115083002ND
2015-12-222115083003ND
2015-12-222115083004ND
2015-12-222115083001ND
2016-03-246030756-03ND
2016-03-246030756-02ND
2016-03-246030756-01ND
2016-03-246030756-04ND
2016-06-282155963002ND
2016-06-282155963001ND
2016-06-282155963003ND
2016-06-282155963004ND
2016-09-282178882002ND
2016-09-282178882001ND
2016-09-282178882003ND
2016-09-282178882004ND
2016-12-212197691004ND
2016-12-212197691002ND
2016-12-212197691003ND
2016-12-212197691001ND
2017-03-2717032802-01ND
2017-03-2717032802-02ND
2017-03-2717032802-03ND
2017-03-2717032802-04ND
2017-06-2617062803-03ND
2017-06-2617062803-011.07 ppb
2017-06-2617062803-02ND
2017-06-2617062803-04ND
2017-09-2517092708-01ND
2017-09-2517092708-02ND
2017-09-2517092708-04ND
2017-09-2517092708-03ND
2017-12-0717120813-04ND
2017-12-0717120813-03ND
2017-12-0717120813-01ND
2017-12-0717120813-02ND
2018-03-2618032908-03ND
2018-03-2618032908-02ND
2018-03-2618032908-04ND
2018-03-2618032908-011.40 ppb
2018-06-212322181004ND
2018-06-212322181001ND
2018-06-212322181003ND
2018-06-212322181002ND
2018-09-202339582003ND
2018-09-202339582002ND
2018-09-202339582004ND
2018-09-202339582001ND
2018-12-193007140003ND
2018-12-193007140002ND
2018-12-193007140004ND
2018-12-193007140001ND
2019-03-203023359001ND
2019-03-203023359004ND
2019-03-203023359002ND
2019-03-203023359003ND
2019-06-2019062109-03ND
2019-06-2019062109-01ND
2019-06-2019062109-02ND
2019-06-2019062109-04ND
2019-09-2019092006-03ND
2019-09-2019092006-02ND
2019-09-2019092006-04ND
2019-09-2019092006-01ND
2019-12-1919122013-02ND
2019-12-1919122013-04ND
2019-12-1919122013-01ND
2019-12-1919122013-03ND