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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Cooper

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
2018-02-14Q1806234001ND
2018-05-24Q1820900001ND
2018-08-09Q1831965002ND
2018-11-06Q1844312001ND
2019-02-28Q1908773002ND
2019-05-20Q1926757001ND
2019-09-13Q1964926001ND
2019-12-02Q1978461004ND
2020-03-30Q2012912007ND
2020-05-28Q2021182001ND
2020-09-23Q2037707001ND
2020-11-23Q2046616002ND
2021-02-08Q2103697008ND
2021-05-06Q2111773001ND
2021-09-20Q2125617001ND
2021-11-10Q2131579001ND
2022-01-31Q2203342012ND
2022-04-18Q2212085001ND
2022-08-24Q2225207001ND
2022-12-05Q2236035001ND
2023-03-15Q2310229006ND
2023-05-30Q2319966001ND
2023-09-25Q2341201002ND
2023-11-28Q2350596001ND