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Monobromoacetic acid

NJ American Water - Liberty

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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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.263 ppb325ND - 2.40 ppb
20151.07 ppb3220ND - 2.70 ppb
20160.425 ppb3210ND - 2.10 ppb
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-02-0424726301ND
2014-02-0424726001ND
2014-02-0424726201ND
2014-02-0424726601ND
2014-02-0424726501ND
2014-02-0424725901ND
2014-02-0424726101ND
2014-02-0424726401ND
2014-05-1326023801ND
2014-05-1326023301ND
2014-05-1326023601ND
2014-05-1426023501ND
2014-05-1426023201ND
2014-05-1426023401ND
2014-05-14260237011.60 ppb
2014-05-1426023101ND
2014-08-0426599701ND
2014-08-0426599101ND
2014-08-0426599601ND
2014-08-0426599901ND
2014-08-04265990011.40 ppb
2014-08-0426599801ND
2014-08-0526600201ND
2014-08-0526599201ND
2014-11-0327407601ND
2014-11-0327408101ND
2014-11-03274084012.40 ppb
2014-11-03274075011.50 ppb
2014-11-04274082011.50 ppb
2014-11-0427407701ND
2014-11-0427408301ND
2014-11-0527408701ND
2015-02-02280986011.60 ppb
2015-02-02280995011.40 ppb
2015-02-02280985012.30 ppb
2015-02-03280996011.60 ppb
2015-02-03281002011.30 ppb
2015-02-03280988012.10 ppb
2015-02-03280997011.90 ppb
2015-02-06280999011.000 ppb
2015-05-05290520011.60 ppb
2015-05-05290525012.20 ppb
2015-05-05290515012.10 ppb
2015-05-05290521011.90 ppb
2015-05-06290514011.60 ppb
2015-05-06290519011.20 ppb
2015-05-06290522012.60 ppb
2015-05-06290513011.40 ppb
2015-08-0430038401ND
2015-08-0430038801ND
2015-08-0430037501ND
2015-08-0430038501ND
2015-08-0530037201ND
2015-08-0530038301ND
2015-08-05300387011.000 ppb
2015-08-05300370011.50 ppb
2015-11-0330730001ND
2015-11-0330730401ND
2015-11-0330729101ND
2015-11-0330730101ND
2015-11-0430728801ND
2015-11-0430729901ND
2015-11-04307303011.10 ppb
2015-11-04307286012.70 ppb
2016-02-0231366601ND
2016-02-0231367101ND
2016-02-02313654012.10 ppb
2016-02-02313667011.10 ppb
2016-02-03313650011.30 ppb
2016-02-03313665011.000 ppb
2016-02-03313670011.40 ppb
2016-02-03313648011.50 ppb
2016-05-03320678011.20 ppb
2016-05-0332068201ND
2016-05-0332066901ND
2016-05-03320679011.30 ppb
2016-05-0432066601ND
2016-05-0432067701ND
2016-05-0432068101ND
2016-05-0432066401ND
2016-08-0233095701ND
2016-08-0233096001ND
2016-08-0233094801ND
2016-08-0233095801ND
2016-08-0333094501ND
2016-08-03330956011.10 ppb
2016-08-0333095901ND
2016-08-0333094301ND
2016-11-0133938701ND
2016-11-0133939601ND
2016-11-0133937201ND
2016-11-0133938901ND
2016-11-0233936801ND
2016-11-0233938501ND
2016-11-0233939101ND
2016-11-02339364011.60 ppb
2017-02-0134787601ND
2017-02-0134789701ND
2017-02-0134790401ND
2017-02-0134787201ND
2017-02-0234789901ND
2017-02-0234790901ND
2017-02-0234788101ND
2017-02-0234790101ND
2017-05-0135653001ND
2017-05-0135654701ND
2017-05-0135655301ND
2017-05-0135652601ND
2017-05-0235654901ND
2017-05-0235655901ND
2017-05-0235653401ND
2017-05-0235655101ND
2017-08-0136886701ND
2017-08-0136888401ND
2017-08-0136889001ND
2017-08-0136886301ND
2017-08-0236888601ND
2017-08-0236889501ND
2017-08-0236887101ND
2017-08-0236888801ND
2017-11-0137794701ND
2017-11-0137796401ND
2017-11-0137797001ND
2017-11-0137794301ND
2017-11-0237796601ND
2017-11-0237797501ND
2017-11-0237795101ND
2017-11-0237796801ND
2018-02-0138745901ND
2018-02-0138744101ND
2018-02-0138745201ND
2018-02-0238745001ND
2018-02-0238743701ND
2018-02-0238744801ND
2018-02-0238745401ND
2018-02-0238743501ND
2018-05-0139575101ND
2018-05-0139575501ND
2018-05-0139574801ND
2018-05-0139575201ND
2018-05-0239574701ND
2018-05-0239575001ND
2018-05-0239575301ND
2018-05-0239574601ND
2018-08-0140754601ND
2018-08-0140755401ND
2018-08-0140754501ND
2018-08-0240755201ND
2018-08-0240755101ND
2018-08-0240755801ND
2018-08-0240754701ND
2018-08-0240755301ND
2018-11-0142078401ND
2018-11-0142079001ND
2018-11-0142078301ND
2018-11-0142078501ND
2018-11-0242078801ND
2018-11-0242078701ND
2018-11-0242079201ND
2018-11-0242078901ND
2019-02-0443062501ND
2019-02-0443062301ND
2019-02-0443062201ND
2019-02-0543062701ND
2019-02-0543062601ND
2019-02-0543062401ND
2019-02-0543062101ND
2019-02-0543062801ND
2019-05-0644260501ND
2019-05-0644260601ND
2019-05-0644260901ND
2019-05-0644260301ND
2019-05-0744260701ND
2019-05-0744261001ND
2019-05-0744260401ND
2019-05-0744260801ND
2019-08-1345923101ND
2019-08-1345923401ND
2019-08-1345922901ND
2019-08-1345923201ND
2019-08-1445923001ND
2019-08-1445923501ND
2019-08-1445923301ND
2019-08-1445922801ND
2019-11-0447261401ND
2019-11-0447261201ND
2019-11-0447260701ND
2019-11-0547261001ND
2019-11-0547261301ND
2019-11-0547260801ND
2019-11-0547261101ND
2019-11-0647260901ND