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Monobromoacetic acid

Bowling Green 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.

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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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
20150.0875 ppb161ND - 1.40 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-02-10AG64275ND
2014-02-10AG64274ND
2014-02-10AG64277ND
2014-02-10AG64276ND
2014-05-12AG70403ND
2014-05-12AG70404ND
2014-05-12AG70405ND
2014-05-12AG70406ND
2014-08-11AG77443ND
2014-08-11AG77444ND
2014-08-11AG77445ND
2014-08-11AG77446ND
2014-11-13AG85596ND
2014-11-13AG85597ND
2014-11-13AG85595ND
2014-11-13AG85594ND
2015-02-11AG90604ND
2015-02-11AG90605ND
2015-02-11AG90606ND
2015-02-11AG90607ND
2015-05-11AG96155ND
2015-05-11AG96156ND
2015-05-11AG96157ND
2015-05-11AG96158ND
2015-08-11AH03336ND
2015-08-11AH03339ND
2015-08-11AH03337ND
2015-08-11AH03338ND
2015-11-09AH09629ND
2015-11-09AH09630ND
2015-11-09AH096311.40 ppb
2015-11-09AH09632ND
2016-02-09AH15164ND
2016-02-09AH15165ND
2016-02-09AH15166ND
2016-02-09AH15167ND
2016-05-09AH21163ND
2016-05-09AH21166ND
2016-05-09AH21165ND
2016-05-09AH21164ND
2016-08-09AH27793ND
2016-08-09AH27795ND
2016-08-09AH27796ND
2016-08-09AH27794ND
2016-11-08AH35447ND
2016-11-08AH35446ND
2016-11-08AH35444ND
2016-11-08AH35445ND
2017-02-08AH42838ND
2017-02-08AH42839ND
2017-02-08AH42840ND
2017-02-08AH42837ND
2017-05-08AH49262ND
2017-05-08AH49263ND
2017-05-08AH49264ND
2017-05-08AH49265ND
2017-08-08AH56990ND
2017-08-08AH56989ND
2017-08-08AH56988ND
2017-08-08AH56987ND
2017-11-14AH64406ND
2017-11-14AH64407ND
2017-11-14AH64408ND
2017-11-14AH64409ND
2018-02-13AH69958ND
2018-02-13AH69959ND
2018-02-13AH69960ND
2018-02-13AH69961ND
2018-05-08AH75784ND
2018-05-08AH75782ND
2018-05-08AH75781ND
2018-05-08AH75783ND
2018-08-13AH82948ND
2018-08-13AH82949ND
2018-08-13AH82950ND
2018-08-13AH82951ND
2018-11-13AH90127ND
2018-11-13AH90128ND
2018-11-13AH90129ND
2018-11-13AH90130ND
2019-02-11AH95696ND
2019-02-11AH95698ND
2019-02-11AH95697ND
2019-02-11AH95695ND
2019-05-13AI02134ND
2019-05-13AI02135ND
2019-05-13AI02136ND
2019-05-13AI02137ND
2019-08-13AI09012ND
2019-08-13AI09013ND
2019-08-13AI09014ND
2019-08-13AI09015ND