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Monobromoacetic acid

Berlin 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
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
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
2014-03-11L4976583-1ND
2014-03-11L4976583-2ND
2014-03-11L4976583-3ND
2014-03-11L4976583-4ND
2014-06-09L5106402-3ND
2014-06-09L5106402-2ND
2014-06-09L5106402-4ND
2014-06-09L5106402-1ND
2014-09-08L5239835-4ND
2014-09-08L5239835-3ND
2014-09-08L5239835-1ND
2014-09-08L5239835-2ND
2014-12-09L5358773-3ND
2014-12-09L5358773-2ND
2014-12-09L5358773-1ND
2014-12-09L5358773-4ND
2015-03-10L5492784-4ND
2015-03-10L5492784-2ND
2015-03-10L5492784-1ND
2015-03-10L5492784-3ND
2015-06-10L5644202-3ND
2015-06-10L5644202-1ND
2015-06-10L5644202-4ND
2015-06-10L5644202-2ND
2015-09-09L5815489-3ND
2015-09-09L5815489-1ND
2015-09-09L5815489-4ND
2015-09-09L5815489-2ND
2015-12-10L5956662-1ND
2015-12-10L5956662-2ND
2015-12-10L5956662-4ND
2015-12-10L5956662-3ND
2016-03-093413968ND
2016-03-093413971ND
2016-03-093413969ND
2016-03-093413970ND
2016-06-083468633ND
2016-06-083468631ND
2016-06-083468630ND
2016-06-083468632ND
2016-09-063540046ND
2016-09-063540044ND
2016-09-063540043ND
2016-09-063540045ND
2016-12-073601346ND
2016-12-073601347ND
2016-12-073601344ND
2016-12-073601345ND
2017-03-083651322ND
2017-03-083651324ND
2017-03-083651321ND
2017-03-083651323ND
2017-06-083710760ND
2017-06-083710761ND
2017-06-083710763ND
2017-06-083710762ND
2017-09-113776255ND
2017-09-113776257ND
2017-09-113776256ND
2017-09-113776254ND
2017-12-083838563ND
2017-12-083838561ND
2017-12-083838562ND
2017-12-083838564ND
2018-03-093888940ND
2018-03-093888943ND
2018-03-093888942ND
2018-03-093888941ND
2018-06-133961656ND
2018-06-133961659ND
2018-06-133961657ND
2018-06-133961658ND
2018-09-104051611ND
2018-09-104051612ND
2018-09-104051610ND
2018-09-104051613ND
2018-12-074144274ND
2018-12-074144275ND
2018-12-074144273ND
2018-12-074144276ND
2019-03-084224479ND
2019-03-084224476ND
2019-03-084224478ND
2019-03-084224477ND
2019-06-074322265ND
2019-06-074322266ND
2019-06-074322268ND
2019-06-074322267ND
2019-09-194432226ND
2019-09-194432229ND
2019-09-194432228ND
2019-09-194432227ND
2019-12-034504914ND
2019-12-034504913ND
2019-12-034504912ND
2019-12-034504911ND