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Monobromoacetic acid

Ridge Harbor

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
2018-03-13AE18128ND
2018-06-11AE29227ND
2018-08-14AE36903ND
2018-11-19AE46401ND
2019-02-22AE55521ND
2019-04-04AE61177ND
2019-08-09AE77865ND
2019-11-05AE88431ND
2020-02-06AE97282ND
2020-04-21AF07343ND
2020-07-29AF21077ND
2020-10-29AF32604ND
2021-01-21AF40305ND
2021-04-29AF51797ND
2021-08-02AF64120ND
2021-11-10AF76408ND
2022-03-01AF86888ND
2022-06-01AF99021ND
2022-08-02AG07295ND
2022-10-21AG17917ND
2023-01-23AG25490ND
2023-04-17AG36860ND
2023-09-06AG55030ND
2023-10-17AG60029ND