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Monobromoacetic acid

Elma Water District No. 1

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
20140.235 ppb164ND - 1.64 ppb
20150.182 ppb165ND - 0.740 ppb
20160.291 ppb167ND - 0.750 ppb
20170.312 ppb168ND - 0.770 ppb
20180.363 ppb166ND - 1.40 ppb
20190.378 ppb1610ND - 1.02 ppb

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
2014-02-1014P002165-6ND
2014-02-1014P002169-70ND
2014-02-1014P002171-2ND
2014-02-1014P002167-80.510 ppb
2014-05-1214P007615&16ND
2014-05-1214P007611&12ND
2014-05-1314P007613&14ND
2014-05-1314P007617&8ND
2014-08-1214P015644&5ND
2014-08-1214P015650&1ND
2014-08-1214P015648&9ND
2014-08-1214P015646&7ND
2014-11-1214P022073-74ND
2014-11-1214P022071-721.64 ppb
2014-11-1214P022075-760.930 ppb
2014-11-1214P022069-700.680 ppb
2015-02-1715P002416ND
2015-02-1715P002418ND
2015-02-1715P002414ND
2015-02-1815P002534ND
2015-05-1315P007060-1ND
2015-05-1315P007058-90.520 ppb
2015-05-1315P0070620.560 ppb
2015-05-1315P007056-7ND
2015-08-0715P0136480.510 ppb
2015-08-1115P0136540.740 ppb
2015-08-1115P0136500.580 ppb
2015-08-1115P013653ND
2015-11-0915P019519ND
2015-11-0915P019521ND
2015-11-0915P019523ND
2015-11-0915P019517ND
2016-02-0916P002086ND
2016-02-0916P002093ND
2016-02-0916P002088ND
2016-02-0916P002091ND
2016-05-0616P007116ND
2016-05-0916P0071120.550 ppb
2016-05-0916P007110ND
2016-05-0916P007114ND
2016-08-0916P013858ND
2016-08-0916P0138560.750 ppb
2016-08-0916P013854ND
2016-08-0916P0138520.580 ppb
2016-11-0816P0222410.730 ppb
2016-11-0816P0222380.640 ppb
2016-11-0816P0222400.730 ppb
2016-11-0816P0222440.680 ppb
2017-02-0717P002084-5ND
2017-02-0717P002080-10.580 ppb
2017-02-0717P002082-3ND
2017-02-0717P002086-7ND
2017-05-0917P0070560.590 ppb
2017-05-0917P0070580.600 ppb
2017-05-0917P007052ND
2017-05-0917P0070540.570 ppb
2017-08-0817P013428ND
2017-08-0817P013434ND
2017-08-0817P013430ND
2017-08-0817P013432ND
2017-11-0817P0192570.520 ppb
2017-11-0817P0192610.770 ppb
2017-11-0817P0192590.590 ppb
2017-11-0817P0192540.770 ppb
2018-02-1318P002218ND
2018-02-1318P002214ND
2018-02-1318P002220ND
2018-02-1318P002216ND
2018-06-1818P007034&93301.30 ppb
2018-06-181P007038&93321.20 ppb
2018-06-1818P0070040&3999ND
2018-06-1818P0070361.40 ppb
2018-08-1418P013451&20.760 ppb
2018-08-1418P013449&500.620 ppb
2018-08-1418P013453&40.530 ppb
2018-08-1418P013455&6ND
2018-11-1418P019346ND
2018-11-1418P019350ND
2018-11-1418P019349ND
2018-11-1418P019352ND
2019-02-1219P002011 & 2ND
2019-02-1219P002016 & 7ND
2019-02-1219P002018 & 9ND
2019-02-1219P002014 & 5ND
2019-05-1419P006144 & 5ND
2019-05-1419P0061370.580 ppb
2019-05-1419P0061410.560 ppb
2019-05-1419P006142 & 30.650 ppb
2019-08-1370101237B0.370 ppb
2019-08-1370101237C0.390 ppb
2019-08-1370101237A0.400 ppb
2019-08-1370101237DND
2019-11-1219P017420 & 10.680 ppb
2019-11-1219P017418 & 90.630 ppb
2019-11-1219P017422 & 30.760 ppb
2019-11-1219P017424 & 51.02 ppb