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Monobromoacetic acid

Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart.

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
20140.0338 ppb162ND - 0.310 ppb
20150.112 ppb164ND - 0.590 ppb
20160.0156 ppb161ND - 0.250 ppb
2017ND160ND
20180.338 ppb163ND - 2.50 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
2014-01-15L4868420-1ND
2014-01-15L4868420-2ND
2014-01-15L4868420-3ND
2014-01-15L4868420-4ND
2014-04-16L4982669-2ND
2014-04-16L4982669-3ND
2014-04-16L4982669-1ND
2014-04-16L4982669-4ND
2014-07-16L5111184-2ND
2014-07-16L5111184-3ND
2014-07-16L5111184-1ND
2014-07-16L5111184-4ND
2014-10-15L5246673-3ND
2014-10-15L5246673-2ND
2014-10-15L5246673-10.310 ppb
2014-10-15L5246673-40.230 ppb
2015-01-14L5363569-4ND
2015-01-14L5363569-2ND
2015-01-14L5363569-1ND
2015-01-14L5363569-3ND
2015-04-15L5496575-4ND
2015-04-15L5496575-1ND
2015-04-15L5496575-2ND
2015-04-15L5496575-30.300 ppb
2015-07-14L5650860-4ND
2015-07-14L5650860-1ND
2015-07-14L5650860-2ND
2015-07-14L5650860-3ND
2015-10-13L5816759-10.590 ppb
2015-10-13L5816759-40.430 ppb
2015-10-13L5816759-20.470 ppb
2015-10-13L5816759-3ND
2016-01-12L5965628-40.250 ppb
2016-01-12L5965628-1ND
2016-01-12L5965628-2ND
2016-01-13L5965628-3ND
2016-04-193434757ND
2016-04-193434759ND
2016-04-193434760ND
2016-04-193434758ND
2016-07-203501523ND
2016-07-203501525ND
2016-07-203501526ND
2016-07-203501524ND
2016-11-153588474ND
2016-11-153588473ND
2016-11-153588476ND
2016-11-153588475ND
2017-01-252204733006ND
2017-01-252204733002ND
2017-01-252204733008ND
2017-01-252204733004ND
2017-04-282226712002ND
2017-04-282226712004ND
2017-04-282226712003ND
2017-04-282226712001ND
2017-07-112246136001ND
2017-07-112246133001ND
2017-07-112246135001ND
2017-07-112246137001ND
2017-10-172270786001ND
2017-10-172270784001ND
2017-10-172270785001ND
2017-10-172270787001ND
2018-01-232291079001ND
2018-01-2322910770011.70 ppb
2018-01-2322910760012.50 ppb
2018-01-232291075001ND
2018-04-102308750001ND
2018-04-102308749001ND
2018-04-102308748001ND
2018-04-307050857001-HAAND
2018-07-107058127001-HAAND
2018-07-107058129001-HAAND
2018-07-107058128001-HAAND
2018-07-107058126001-HAA1.20 ppb
2018-10-107067726003-HAAND
2018-10-107067750003-HAAND
2018-10-107067723003-HAAND
2018-10-107067747003-HAAND
2019-01-287078500001-HAAND
2019-01-297078505001-HAAND
2019-01-297078502001-HAAND
2019-01-297078503001-HAAND
2019-04-237087326003-HAAND
2019-04-237087327003-HAAND
2019-04-237087323003-HAAND
2019-04-237087325003-HAAND
2019-07-177098173001-HAAND
2019-07-177098175001-HAAND
2019-07-177098186001-HAAND
2019-07-177098166001-HAAND
2019-10-2470109728001-HAAND
2019-10-2470109729001-HAAND
2019-10-2470109732001-HAAND
2019-10-2470109731001-HAAND