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Monobromoacetic acid

Stringtown Public Works Authority

NOTE: Stringtown Public Works Authority purchases water from Atoka County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District #4 which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Atoka County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District #4.

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
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

NOTE: Stringtown Public Works Authority purchases water from Atoka County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District #4 which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Atoka County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District #4.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-071803169ND
2018-03-071803170ND
2018-06-291807031ND
2018-06-291807032ND
2018-09-051809097ND
2018-09-051809098ND
2018-12-201812588ND
2018-12-201812587ND
2019-03-201903470ND
2019-03-201903469ND
2019-06-181906633ND
2019-06-191906632ND
2019-09-041909143ND
2019-09-041909142ND
2019-12-181912593ND
2019-12-181912592ND
2020-03-18100349-02ND
2020-03-18100349-01ND
2020-06-03101299-01ND
2020-06-03101299-02ND
2020-09-16102856-02ND
2020-09-16102856-01ND
2020-12-02103890-02ND
2020-12-02103890-01ND
2021-03-03105147-02ND
2021-03-03105147-01ND
2021-06-02106545-01ND
2021-06-02106545-02ND
2021-09-01107919-01ND
2021-09-01107919-02ND
2021-12-15109475-01ND
2021-12-15109475-02ND
2022-03-09110667-02ND
2022-03-09110667-01ND
2022-06-08111932-01ND
2022-06-08111932-02ND
2022-09-07113250-01ND
2022-09-07113250-02ND
2022-12-28114872-01ND
2022-12-28114872-02ND
2023-03-01115766-01ND
2023-03-01115766-02ND
2023-06-07117314-01ND
2023-06-07117314-02ND
2023-09-06118772-01ND
2023-09-06118772-02ND
2023-12-04120196-01ND
2023-12-04120196-02ND