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Monobromoacetic acid

Latrobe Municipal 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.

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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
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-154A17010-04ND
2014-01-154A17010-01ND
2014-01-154A17010-02ND
2014-01-154A17010-03ND
2014-04-154D17019-01ND
2014-04-154D17019-04ND
2014-04-154D17019-02ND
2014-04-154D17019-03ND
2014-07-154G16203-01ND
2014-07-154G16203-04ND
2014-07-154G16203-03ND
2014-07-154G16203-02ND
2014-10-154J17014-03ND
2014-10-154J17014-04ND
2014-10-154J17014-02ND
2014-10-154J17014-01ND
2015-01-1412351373ND
2015-01-1412351372ND
2015-01-1412351370ND
2015-01-1412351371ND
2015-04-1512698554ND
2015-04-1512698553ND
2015-04-1512698551ND
2015-04-1512698552ND
2015-07-1513082667ND
2015-07-1513082668ND
2015-07-1513082669ND
2015-07-1513082666ND
2015-10-1513458452ND
2015-10-1513458451ND
2015-10-1513458453ND
2015-10-1513458450ND
2016-01-1413819840ND
2016-01-1413819839ND
2016-01-1413819838ND
2016-01-1413819841ND
2016-04-1514187943ND
2016-04-1514187941ND
2016-04-1514187944ND
2016-04-1514187942ND
2016-07-1314665460ND
2016-07-1314665458ND
2016-07-1314665461ND
2016-07-1314665459ND
2016-10-1315164037ND
2016-10-1315164036ND
2016-10-1315164035ND
2016-10-1315164034ND
2017-01-1215597753ND
2017-01-1215597754ND
2017-01-1215597752ND
2017-01-1215597755ND
2017-04-1316026909ND
2017-04-1316026910ND
2017-04-1316026908ND
2017-04-1316026911ND
2017-07-1316499667ND
2017-07-1316499666ND
2017-07-1316499665ND
2017-07-1316499668ND
2017-10-1616963076ND
2017-10-1616963075ND
2017-10-1616963074ND
2017-10-1616963077ND
2018-01-158A15109-04ND
2018-01-158A15109-03ND
2018-01-158A15109-02ND
2018-01-158A15109-01ND
2018-04-168D17007-01ND
2018-04-168D17007-03ND
2018-04-168D17007-04ND
2018-04-168D17007-02ND
2018-07-128G13095-02ND
2018-07-128G13095-03ND
2018-07-128G13095-04ND
2018-07-128G13095-01ND
2018-10-158J16008-04ND
2018-10-158J16008-02ND
2018-10-158J16008-01ND
2018-10-158J16008-03ND
2019-01-159A15109-02ND
2019-01-159A15109-04ND
2019-01-159A15109-01ND
2019-01-159A15109-03ND
2019-04-159D15183-03ND
2019-04-159D15183-04ND
2019-04-159D15183-01ND
2019-04-159D15183-02ND
2019-07-159G15194-05ND
2019-07-159G15194-01ND
2019-07-159G15194-07ND
2019-07-159G15194-03ND
2019-10-159J16238-04ND
2019-10-159J16238-03ND
2019-10-159J16238-02ND
2019-10-159J16238-01ND