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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Indian Lake

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
20190.325 ppb41ND - 1.30 ppb
20200.300 ppb41ND - 1.20 ppb
20210.775 ppb42ND - 1.80 ppb
20220.700 ppb42ND - 1.50 ppb
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
2018-02-22AE15048ND
2018-06-07AE29011ND
2018-08-28AE38688ND
2018-10-11AE43271ND
2019-02-07AE53476ND
2019-04-02AE60870ND
2019-07-02AE73131ND
2019-12-16AE925671.30 ppb
2020-03-05AF01401ND
2020-05-20AF12139ND
2020-09-02AF26230ND
2020-10-20AF315051.20 ppb
2021-03-10AF467031.80 ppb
2021-05-12AF53537ND
2021-08-19AF67150ND
2021-12-22AF792671.30 ppb
2022-02-02AF83283ND
2022-04-20AF938901.50 ppb
2022-09-26AG147681.30 ppb
2022-12-07AG21115ND
2023-02-01AG27160ND
2023-05-18AG41096ND
2023-08-01AG50814ND
2023-12-18AG66823ND