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Monobromoacetic acid

Municipal Authority Sunbury

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.

 

94

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
20200.183 ppb201ND - 3.65 ppb
2021ND140ND
2022ND120ND
20231.63 ppb164ND - 10.3 ppb

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-178A17138-01ND
2018-01-178A17138-02ND
2018-01-178A17138-08ND
2018-01-178A17138-07ND
2018-04-188D19042-02ND
2018-04-188D19042-08ND
2018-04-188D19042-01ND
2018-04-188D19042-07ND
2018-07-128G13125-02ND
2018-07-128G13125-08ND
2018-07-128G13125-01ND
2018-07-128G13125-07ND
2018-10-178J18005-04ND
2018-10-178J18005-02ND
2018-10-178J18005-01ND
2018-10-178J18005-03ND
2019-01-169A17083-06ND
2019-01-169A17083-01ND
2019-01-169A17083-02ND
2019-01-169A17083-07ND
2019-04-179D22043-03ND
2019-04-179D22043-05ND
2019-04-179D22043-07ND
2019-04-179D22043-01ND
2019-07-179G18090-03ND
2019-07-179G18090-06ND
2019-07-179G18090-04ND
2019-07-179G18090-05ND
2019-10-169J18029-01ND
2019-10-169J18029-03ND
2019-10-169J18029-05ND
2019-10-169J18029-07ND
2020-01-15ND
2020-01-15ND
2020-01-15ND
2020-01-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-07-15ND
2020-07-15ND
2020-07-15ND
2020-07-15ND
2020-10-14ND
2020-10-14ND
2020-10-14ND
2020-10-14ND
2020-10-30ND
2020-10-30ND
2020-10-30ND
2020-10-303.65 ppb
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-04-14ND
2021-04-14ND
2021-04-14ND
2021-04-14ND
2021-07-14ND
2021-07-14ND
2021-07-14ND
2021-07-14ND
2021-10-13ND
2021-10-13ND
2022-01-13ND
2022-01-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-07-13ND
2022-07-13ND
2022-10-12ND
2022-10-12ND
2022-12-14ND
2022-12-14ND
2023-01-1710.3 ppb
2023-01-175.19 ppb
2023-01-174.34 ppb
2023-01-176.28 ppb
2023-04-12ND
2023-04-12ND
2023-04-12ND
2023-04-12ND
2023-07-13ND
2023-07-13ND
2023-07-13ND
2023-07-13ND
2023-10-16ND
2023-10-16ND
2023-10-16ND
2023-10-16ND