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Monobromoacetic acid

Hudson City

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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14JH1801002-02ND
2018-02-14JH1801000-01ND
2019-08-201906007-02ND
2019-08-20JH1906008-01ND
2020-02-20JH2001119-02ND
2020-02-20JH2001118-RESULTDBPND
2020-05-12JH2003083-01ND
2020-05-12JH2003082ND
2021-02-18JH2101318ND
2021-02-18JH2101320ND
2021-05-19JH2103724ND
2021-05-19JH2103722ND
2021-08-10JH2106914ND
2021-08-10JH2106912ND
2021-11-29JH2110750ND
2021-11-29JH2110748ND
2022-02-24JH2201484ND
2022-02-24JH2201486ND
2022-05-18JH2203865ND
2022-05-18JH2203867ND
2022-08-10JH2206718ND
2022-08-10JH2206716ND
2022-11-09JH2209712ND
2022-11-09JH2209714ND
2023-02-16JH2301257ND
2023-02-16JH2301260ND
2023-05-17JH2303720ND
2023-05-17JH3303718ND
2023-08-17JH2307101ND
2023-08-17JH2307103ND
2023-11-09JH2309820ND
2023-11-09JH2309822ND