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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Girard City PWS

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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92

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
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.473 ppb124ND - 1.71 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
2014-02-0614B0294-02ND
2014-02-0614B0294-01ND
2014-02-0614B0294-04ND
2014-02-0614B0294-03ND
2014-05-0714E0435-01ND
2014-05-0714E0435-02ND
2014-05-0714E0435-03ND
2014-05-0714E0435-04ND
2014-08-0514H0243-01ND
2014-08-0514H0243-02ND
2014-08-0514H0243-03ND
2014-08-0514H0243-04ND
2014-11-0514K0297-03ND
2014-11-0514K0297-04ND
2014-11-0514K0297-02ND
2014-11-0514K0297-01ND
2015-02-0415B0242-01ND
2015-02-0415B0242-02ND
2015-02-0415B0242-03ND
2015-02-0415B0242-04ND
2015-05-0615E0373-01ND
2015-05-0615E0373-02ND
2015-05-0615E0373-03ND
2015-05-0615E0373-04ND
2015-08-1215H0797-02ND
2015-08-1215H0797-04ND
2015-08-1215H0797-03ND
2015-08-2815I0008-01ND
2015-11-0415K0337-01ND
2015-11-0415K0337-02ND
2015-11-0415K0337-03ND
2015-11-0415K0337-04ND
2016-02-0316B0311-01ND
2016-02-0316B0311-02ND
2016-02-0316B0311-03ND
2016-02-0316B0311-04ND
2016-05-0520161852ND
2016-05-0520161855ND
2016-05-0520161854ND
2016-05-0520161853ND
2016-08-0320162160ND
2016-08-0320162161ND
2016-08-0320162162ND
2016-08-0320162163ND
2016-11-0720162606ND
2016-11-0720162605ND
2016-11-0720162603ND
2016-11-0720162604ND
2017-02-0220170109ND
2017-02-0220170110ND
2017-02-0220170111ND
2017-02-0220170108ND
2017-05-0220170280ND
2017-05-0220170281ND
2017-05-0220170282ND
2017-05-0220170283ND
2017-08-0320170604ND
2017-08-0320170603ND
2017-08-0320170602ND
2017-08-0320170601ND
2017-11-0320170972ND
2017-11-0320170973ND
2017-11-0320170974ND
2017-11-0320170975ND
2018-02-0520180086ND
2018-02-0520180087ND
2018-02-0520180088ND
2018-02-0520180089ND
2018-05-0420180296ND
2018-05-0420180294ND
2018-05-0420180293ND
2018-05-0420180295ND
2018-08-0120180750ND
2018-08-0120180751ND
2018-08-0120180752ND
2018-08-0120180753ND
2018-11-0620181142ND
2018-11-0620181143ND
2018-11-0620181144ND
2018-11-0620181145ND
2019-02-0520190087ND
2019-02-0520190089ND
2019-02-0520190088ND
2019-02-0520190086ND
2019-05-06201902691.24 ppb
2019-05-06201902701.52 ppb
2019-05-06201902711.21 ppb
2019-05-06201902721.71 ppb
2019-08-0620190644ND
2019-08-0620190645ND
2019-08-0620190646ND
2019-08-0620190647ND