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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Lakeside City

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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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.55 ppb43ND - 2.10 ppb
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
20171.15 ppb42ND - 2.70 ppb
2018ND40ND
20191.33 ppb42ND - 3.40 ppb

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
2014-03-14Q14084700012.10 ppb
2014-06-11Q14207860012.00 ppb
2014-09-17Q1445317001ND
2014-11-25Q14575540022.10 ppb
2015-03-03Q1508042001ND
2015-06-08Q1520877001ND
2015-09-22Q1537020002ND
2015-11-18Q1545536001ND
2016-02-29Q1608273001ND
2016-04-20Q1615777001ND
2016-08-03Q1632245001ND
2016-11-17Q1650596001ND
2017-02-01Q17047390011.90 ppb
2017-04-27Q1717400001ND
2017-08-08Q1733590002ND
2017-11-13Q17580630012.70 ppb
2018-02-12Q1805679001ND
2018-05-07Q1818315002ND
2018-08-21Q1833472001ND
2018-11-14Q1846471002ND
2019-01-31Q19049620023.40 ppb
2019-05-22Q19279800021.90 ppb
2019-09-16Q1965554001ND
2019-11-18Q1977152001ND