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Monobromoacetic acid

Montgomery County Water Services 1 Public Water System

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
20170.113 ppb161ND - 1.80 ppb
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
2014-01-0814-10354-08ND
2014-01-0814-10354-07ND
2014-01-0814-10354-06ND
2014-01-0814-10354-05ND
2014-04-0914-14400-08ND
2014-04-0914-14400-07ND
2014-04-0914-14400-06ND
2014-04-0914-14400-05ND
2014-07-1314-19494-06ND
2014-07-1314-19494-05ND
2014-07-1314-19494-07ND
2014-07-1314-19494-08ND
2014-10-0814-24030-05ND
2014-10-0814-24030-06ND
2014-10-0814-24030-07ND
2014-10-0814-24030-08ND
2015-01-1415-10631-08ND
2015-01-1415-10631-05ND
2015-01-1415-10631-06ND
2015-01-1415-10631-07ND
2015-04-0815-14502-08ND
2015-04-0815-14502-07ND
2015-04-0815-14502-06ND
2015-04-0815-14502-05ND
2015-07-0815-19557-07ND
2015-07-0815-19557-06ND
2015-07-0815-19557-05ND
2015-07-0815-19557-08ND
2015-10-1415-15326-01ND
2015-10-1415-15326-02ND
2015-10-1415-15326-03ND
2015-10-1415-15326-04ND
2016-01-1316-10757-07ND
2016-01-1316-10757-08ND
2016-01-1316-10757-06ND
2016-01-1316-10757-05ND
2016-04-1316-15395-05ND
2016-04-1316-15395-06ND
2016-04-1316-15395-07ND
2016-04-1316-15395-08ND
2016-07-1316-20954-05ND
2016-07-1316-20954-06ND
2016-07-1316-20954-07ND
2016-07-1316-20954-08ND
2016-10-1116-27450-05ND
2016-10-1116-27450-07ND
2016-10-1116-27450-08ND
2016-10-1216-27450-06ND
2017-01-1117-10866-05ND
2017-01-1117-10866-08ND
2017-01-1117-10866-06ND
2017-01-1117-10866-07ND
2017-04-1217-16501-061.80 ppb
2017-04-1217-16501-07ND
2017-04-1217-16501-08ND
2017-04-1217-16501-05ND
2017-07-1117-22818-05ND
2017-07-1117-22818-06ND
2017-07-1217-22818-07ND
2017-07-1217-22818-08ND
2017-10-1017-29973-06ND
2017-10-1117-29973-08ND
2017-10-1117-29973-07ND
2017-10-1117-29973-05ND
2018-01-0918-10823-05ND
2018-01-1018-10823-06ND
2018-01-1018-10823-07ND
2018-01-1018-10823-08ND
2018-04-1318-17035-05ND
2018-04-1318-17035-06ND
2018-04-1318-17035-07ND
2018-04-1318-17035-08ND
2018-07-1118-24399-08ND
2018-07-1118-24399-06ND
2018-07-1118-24399-05ND
2018-07-1118-24399-07ND
2018-10-1018-32462-05ND
2018-10-1018-32462-06ND
2018-10-1018-32462-07ND
2018-10-1018-32462-08ND
2019-01-0819-10887-05ND
2019-01-0819-10887-06ND
2019-01-0819-10887-07ND
2019-01-0819-10887-08ND
2019-04-1019-17337-06ND
2019-04-1019-17337-08ND
2019-04-1019-17337-07ND
2019-04-1019-17337-05ND
2019-07-0919-24875-05ND
2019-07-0919-24875-06ND
2019-07-0919-24875-07ND
2019-07-0919-24875-08ND
2019-10-0919-33072-05ND
2019-10-0919-33072-06ND
2019-10-0919-33072-07ND
2019-10-0919-33072-08ND