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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Troy

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND40ND
20221.23 ppb41ND - 4.90 ppb
20232.10 ppb41ND - 8.40 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
2018-01-17AE09104ND
2018-04-10AE21867ND
2018-08-22AE38088ND
2018-10-17AE43741ND
2019-01-14AE49506ND
2019-04-01AE60657ND
2019-07-23AE75480ND
2019-10-23AE87368ND
2020-03-09AF01680ND
2020-04-29AF08562ND
2020-10-21AF31495ND
2021-01-21AF40341ND
2021-04-08AF49425ND
2021-08-05AF64925ND
2021-10-21AF74324ND
2022-02-28AF86548ND
2022-04-05AF920014.90 ppb
2022-08-02AG07281ND
2022-11-21AG19357ND
2023-02-08AG27978ND
2023-04-05AG35568ND
2023-08-21AG531538.40 ppb
2023-12-04AG65224ND