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Monobromoacetic acid

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 41

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 41 purchases water from North Fort Bend Water Authority which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by North Fort Bend Water Authority.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 41 purchases water from North Fort Bend Water Authority which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by North Fort Bend Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-01AE28482ND
2019-06-28AE72756ND
2020-05-20AF12114ND
2021-05-12AF53503ND
2022-05-06AF95963ND
2023-06-23AG45821ND