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Monobromoacetic acid

Seminole County Rural Water District #2

NOTE: Seminole County Rural Water District #2 purchases water from Wewoka Public Works Authority which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Wewoka Public Works Authority.

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.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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: Seminole County Rural Water District #2 purchases water from Wewoka Public Works Authority which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Wewoka Public Works Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-181801512ND
2018-01-181801513ND
2018-04-061804272ND
2018-04-061804273ND
2018-07-061807169ND
2018-07-061807170ND
2018-10-051810223ND
2018-10-051810222ND
2019-01-041901160ND
2019-01-041901159ND
2019-04-041904224ND
2019-04-041904225ND
2019-07-111907416ND
2019-07-111907417ND
2019-10-101910407ND
2019-10-101910406ND
2020-01-232001597ND
2020-01-232001596ND
2020-04-10100609-01ND
2020-04-10100609-02ND
2020-07-23102024-02ND
2020-07-23102024-01ND
2020-10-22103410-02ND
2020-10-22103410-01ND
2021-01-08104388-02ND
2021-01-08104388-01ND
2021-04-29106019-01ND
2021-04-29106019-02ND
2021-07-22107327-02ND
2021-07-22107327-01ND
2021-10-27108812-02ND
2021-10-27108812-01ND
2022-01-20109946-02ND
2022-01-20109946-01ND
2022-04-14111198-01ND
2022-04-14111198-02ND
2022-07-12112426-01ND
2022-07-12112426-02ND
2022-10-31114088-01ND
2022-10-31114088-02ND
2023-03-30116252-01ND
2023-03-30116252-02ND
2023-07-18117992-01ND
2023-07-18117992-02ND
2023-10-26119612-01ND
2023-10-26119612-02ND