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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.

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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
20150.250 ppb41ND - 1.000 ppb
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
20190.325 ppb41ND - 1.30 ppb

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
2014-03-04AC45496ND
2014-06-05AC56089ND
2014-09-25AC68241ND
2014-11-18AC72333ND
2015-02-26AC82094ND
2015-06-16AC961951.000 ppb
2015-09-25AD08729ND
2015-12-01AD14916ND
2016-03-11AD28464ND
2016-05-18AD37273ND
2016-09-28AD52048ND
2016-12-14AD62183ND
2017-03-03AD73422ND
2017-05-17AD84879ND
2017-08-17AD93401ND
2017-11-29AE06133ND
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