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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Bethlehem

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2017-03-1015840309ND
2017-03-1015840314ND
2017-03-1315840316ND
2017-03-1315840310ND
2017-03-1315840313ND
2017-03-1315840315ND
2017-03-1315840312ND
2017-03-1315840311ND
2017-06-1216309452ND
2017-06-1216309457ND
2017-06-1216309453ND
2017-06-1216309458ND
2017-06-1216309454ND
2017-06-1216309451ND
2017-06-1216309456ND
2017-06-1216309455ND
2017-09-1116776084ND
2017-09-1116776083ND
2017-09-1116776082ND
2017-09-1116776077ND
2017-09-1116776081ND
2017-09-1116776078ND
2017-09-1116776079ND
2017-09-1116776080ND
2017-12-0717206840ND
2017-12-0717206837ND
2017-12-0717206838ND
2017-12-0717206842ND
2017-12-0717206841ND
2017-12-0717206839ND
2017-12-0717206836ND
2017-12-0717206835ND
2018-03-138007132-04ND
2018-03-138007132-03ND
2018-03-138007132-02ND
2018-03-138007132-01ND
2018-03-138007132-08ND
2018-03-138007132-07ND
2018-03-138007132-06ND
2018-03-138007132-05ND
2018-06-118016016-03ND
2018-06-118016016-08ND
2018-06-118016016-06ND
2018-06-118016016-05ND
2018-06-118016016-04ND
2018-06-118016016-01ND
2018-06-218017182-01ND
2018-06-218017182-02ND
2018-09-118025558-04ND
2018-09-118025558-06ND
2018-09-118025558-01ND
2018-09-118025558-07ND
2018-09-128025558-08ND
2018-09-128025558-05ND
2018-09-128025558-03ND
2018-09-138025558-02ND
2018-12-108035924-01ND
2018-12-108035924-03ND
2018-12-108035924-05ND
2018-12-108035924-04ND
2018-12-108035924-07ND
2018-12-118035924-02ND
2018-12-118035924-08ND
2018-12-138035924-06ND
2019-03-119007699-06ND
2019-03-119007699-03ND
2019-03-119007699-01ND
2019-03-119007699-05ND
2019-03-119007699-04ND
2019-03-119007699-02ND
2019-03-129007699-08ND
2019-03-129007699-07ND
2019-06-119019274-02ND
2019-06-119019274-03ND
2019-06-119019274-04ND
2019-06-119019274-05ND
2019-06-119019274-01ND
2019-06-119019274-08ND
2019-06-129019274-07ND
2019-06-139019274-06ND
2019-09-099031432-02ND
2019-09-099031432-07ND
2019-09-099031432-03ND
2019-09-099031432-08ND
2019-09-099031432-06ND
2019-09-099031432-04ND
2019-09-109031432-01ND
2019-09-109031432-05ND
2019-12-109042531-05ND
2019-12-109042531-04ND
2019-12-109042531-03ND
2019-12-109042531-02ND
2019-12-109042531-01ND
2019-12-109042531-08ND
2019-12-109042531-07ND
2019-12-109042531-06ND