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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Quintana

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
20190.700 ppb41ND - 2.80 ppb
20200.925 ppb41ND - 3.70 ppb
2021ND40ND
20220.600 ppb41ND - 2.40 ppb
20230.275 ppb41ND - 1.10 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
2018-02-07AE12960ND
2018-04-25AE23888ND
2018-07-31AE35058ND
2018-11-15AE46229ND
2019-02-06AE53471ND
2019-04-03AE610002.80 ppb
2019-07-09AE73669ND
2019-10-22AE87223ND
2020-02-10AE975893.70 ppb
2020-05-11AF10356ND
2020-07-28AF21109ND
2020-12-09AF37034ND
2021-01-21AF40345ND
2021-04-27AF51648ND
2021-07-29AF64027ND
2021-10-18AF73755ND
2022-01-20AF809582.40 ppb
2022-05-10AF96468ND
2022-08-23AG10475ND
2022-10-20AG17809ND
2023-02-02AG271511.10 ppb
2023-04-12AG36466ND
2023-08-09AG52101ND
2023-11-17AG64179ND