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Monobromoacetic acid

Commodore Cove Improvement District

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
2014ND40ND
20150.725 ppb41ND - 2.90 ppb
20160.250 ppb41ND - 1.000 ppb
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-05AC45654ND
2014-05-22AC55105ND
2014-09-02AC65533ND
2014-11-03AC71033ND
2015-01-28AC78125ND
2015-04-15AC88334ND
2015-07-01AC982052.90 ppb
2015-10-09AD10229ND
2016-01-13AD17833ND
2016-04-05AD31810ND
2016-07-08AD43550ND
2016-10-18AD535361.000 ppb
2017-02-03AD68702ND
2017-04-26AD81148ND
2017-09-12AD95741ND
2017-10-12AE00552ND
2018-02-28AE16008ND
2018-06-18AE30430ND
2018-09-19AE40699ND
2018-11-08AE45748ND
2019-02-07AE53460ND
2019-05-06AE64843ND
2019-08-12AE77986ND
2019-11-21AE90142ND