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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Cottonwood Shores

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-01-10AE08613ND
2018-04-18AE23004ND
2018-07-05AE32424ND
2018-11-20AE46665ND
2019-01-24AE51243ND
2019-05-14AE66200ND
2019-08-13AE78293ND
2019-11-05AE88464ND
2020-03-04AF01119ND
2020-04-21AF07365ND
2020-07-30AF21229ND
2020-10-21AF31506ND
2021-01-26AF41057ND
2021-04-29AF51801ND
2021-08-11AF65750ND
2021-11-03AF75591ND
2022-03-16AF89346ND
2022-06-01AF99037ND
2022-08-02AG07326ND
2022-11-17AG19218ND
2023-01-23AG25510ND
2023-04-17AG36897ND
2023-08-29AG54540ND
2023-11-06AG62375ND