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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Houston

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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383

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0703 ppb641ND - 4.50 ppb
20150.0159 ppb631ND - 1.000 ppb
2016ND640ND
2017ND640ND
2018ND640ND
2019ND640ND

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
2014-03-05AC45667ND
2014-03-05AC45666ND
2014-03-05AC45649ND
2014-03-05AC45663ND
2014-03-05AC45650ND
2014-03-05AC45652ND
2014-03-05AC45687ND
2014-03-05AC45688ND
2014-03-05AC45662ND
2014-03-05AC45665ND
2014-03-05AC45651ND
2014-03-05AC45669ND
2014-03-05AC45648ND
2014-03-06AC45965ND
2014-03-06AC45943ND
2014-03-06AC45968ND
2014-05-19AC54558ND
2014-05-19AC54559ND
2014-05-19AC54574ND
2014-05-19AC54560ND
2014-05-19AC54566ND
2014-05-19AC54552ND
2014-05-19AC54556ND
2014-05-19AC54563ND
2014-05-19AC54553ND
2014-05-19AC54568ND
2014-05-20AC54716ND
2014-05-20AC54748ND
2014-05-20AC54708ND
2014-05-20AC54719ND
2014-05-20AC54715ND
2014-05-20AC54713ND
2014-07-15AC59753ND
2014-07-15AC59757ND
2014-07-15AC59754ND
2014-07-15AC59755ND
2014-07-15AC59752ND
2014-07-15AC59749ND
2014-07-15AC59770ND
2014-07-15AC59769ND
2014-07-15AC597504.50 ppb
2014-07-15AC59751ND
2014-07-15AC59756ND
2014-07-16AC59879ND
2014-07-16AC59878ND
2014-07-16AC59892ND
2014-07-16AC59893ND
2014-07-16AC59897ND
2014-12-18AC75440ND
2014-12-18AC75453ND
2014-12-18AC75448ND
2014-12-18AC75446ND
2014-12-18AC75451ND
2014-12-18AC75447ND
2014-12-19AC75631ND
2014-12-19AC75628ND
2014-12-19AC75649ND
2014-12-19AC75637ND
2014-12-19AC75645ND
2014-12-19AC75629ND
2014-12-19AC75625ND
2014-12-19AC75626ND
2014-12-19AC75638ND
2014-12-19AC75633ND
2015-03-04AC82676ND
2015-03-04AC82679ND
2015-03-04AC82733ND
2015-03-04AC82669ND
2015-03-04AC82675ND
2015-03-04AC82671ND
2015-03-04AC82728ND
2015-03-04AC82667ND
2015-03-04AC82672ND
2015-03-04AC82668ND
2015-03-04AC82664ND
2015-03-04AC82673ND
2015-03-05AC82712ND
2015-03-05AC82708ND
2015-03-05AC82707ND
2015-03-05AC826881.000 ppb
2015-06-16AC96151ND
2015-06-16AC96154ND
2015-06-16AC96145ND
2015-06-16AC96139ND
2015-06-16AC96142ND
2015-06-16AC96137ND
2015-06-16AC96155ND
2015-06-16AC96150ND
2015-06-16AC96138ND
2015-06-17AC96243ND
2015-06-17AC96260ND
2015-06-17AC96262ND
2015-06-17AC96274ND
2015-06-17AC96273ND
2015-06-17AC96265ND
2015-09-16AD07294ND
2015-09-16AD07297ND
2015-09-16AD07293ND
2015-09-16AD07312ND
2015-09-16AD07313ND
2015-09-16AD07304ND
2015-09-16AD07302ND
2015-09-16AD07311ND
2015-09-16AD07292ND
2015-09-16AD07329ND
2015-09-16AD07327ND
2015-09-17AD07537ND
2015-09-17AD07538ND
2015-09-17AD07563ND
2015-09-17AD07536ND
2015-09-17AD07546ND
2015-11-16AD13562ND
2015-11-16AD13618ND
2015-11-16AD13561ND
2015-11-16AD13559ND
2015-11-16AD13619ND
2015-11-16AD13558ND
2015-11-16AD13565ND
2015-11-16AD13556ND
2015-11-16AD13557ND
2015-11-16AD13560ND
2015-11-17AD13768ND
2015-11-17AD13773ND
2015-11-17AD13767ND
2015-11-17AD13772ND
2015-11-17AD13771ND
2015-11-17AD13766ND
2016-03-16AD29018ND
2016-03-16AD29033ND
2016-03-16AD29030ND
2016-03-16AD29037ND
2016-03-16AD29019ND
2016-03-16AD29027ND
2016-03-16AD29029ND
2016-03-16AD29036ND
2016-03-16AD29032ND
2016-03-16AD29026ND
2016-03-17AD29319ND
2016-03-17AD29323ND
2016-03-17AD29322ND
2016-03-17AD29318ND
2016-03-17AD29320ND
2016-03-17AD29321ND
2016-06-15AD40718ND
2016-06-15AD40714ND
2016-06-15AD40722ND
2016-06-15AD40725ND
2016-06-15AD40726ND
2016-06-15AD40716ND
2016-06-15AD40719ND
2016-06-15AD40710ND
2016-06-15AD40730ND
2016-06-15AD40727ND
2016-06-15AD40720ND
2016-06-15AD40717ND
2016-06-16AD40972ND
2016-06-16AD40971ND
2016-06-16AD40964ND
2016-06-16AD40968ND
2016-09-20AD50324ND
2016-09-20AD50327ND
2016-09-20AD50330ND
2016-09-20AD50329ND
2016-09-20AD50325ND
2016-09-20AD50328ND
2016-09-20AD50326ND
2016-09-21AD50707ND
2016-09-21AD50686ND
2016-09-21AD50697ND
2016-09-21AD50708ND
2016-09-21AD50712ND
2016-09-21AD50710ND
2016-09-21AD50696ND
2016-09-21AD50706ND
2016-09-21AD50695ND
2016-11-17AD58543ND
2016-11-17AD58538ND
2016-11-17AD58539ND
2016-11-17AD58536ND
2016-11-17AD58544ND
2016-11-17AD58545ND
2016-11-18AD58825ND
2016-11-18AD58817ND
2016-11-18AD58820ND
2016-11-18AD58816ND
2016-11-18AD58818ND
2016-11-18AD58815ND
2016-11-18AD58819ND
2016-11-18AD58814ND
2016-11-21AD58774ND
2016-11-21AD58775ND
2017-02-28AD72422ND
2017-02-28AD72419ND
2017-02-28AD72424ND
2017-02-28AD72399ND
2017-02-28AD72421ND
2017-02-28AD72420ND
2017-02-28AD72398ND
2017-02-28AD72418ND
2017-02-28AD72423ND
2017-02-28AD72397ND
2017-03-01AD72739ND
2017-03-01AD72742ND
2017-03-01AD72745ND
2017-03-01AD72737ND
2017-03-01AD72740ND
2017-03-01AD72738ND
2017-04-26AD81142ND
2017-04-26AD81144ND
2017-04-26AD81139ND
2017-04-26AD81140ND
2017-04-26AD81136ND
2017-04-26AD81135ND
2017-04-26AD81143ND
2017-04-26AD81141ND
2017-04-26AD81145ND
2017-04-26AD81146ND
2017-04-26AD81137ND
2017-04-26AD81138ND
2017-04-27AD81479ND
2017-04-27AD81475ND
2017-04-27AD81478ND
2017-04-27AD81477ND
2017-07-25AD90530ND
2017-07-25AD90522ND
2017-07-25AD90525ND
2017-07-25AD90543ND
2017-07-25AD90545ND
2017-07-25AD90544ND
2017-07-25AD90523ND
2017-07-25AD90532ND
2017-07-25AD90524ND
2017-07-25AD90531ND
2017-07-25AD90521ND
2017-07-26AD90799ND
2017-07-26AD90804ND
2017-07-26AD90796ND
2017-07-26AD90797ND
2017-07-26AD90802ND
2017-11-15AE04936ND
2017-11-15AE04933ND
2017-11-15AE04925ND
2017-11-15AE04930ND
2017-11-15AE04931ND
2017-11-15AE04924ND
2017-11-15AE04926ND
2017-11-15AE04927ND
2017-11-15AE04929ND
2017-11-15AE04935ND
2017-11-15AE04928ND
2017-11-15AE04934ND
2017-11-15AE04932ND
2017-11-16AE05180ND
2017-11-16AE05181ND
2017-11-16AE05182ND
2018-02-07AE12988ND
2018-02-07AE12993ND
2018-02-07AE12992ND
2018-02-07AE12989ND
2018-02-07AE13012ND
2018-02-07AE12952ND
2018-02-07AE12999ND
2018-02-07AE12958ND
2018-02-08AE12996ND
2018-02-08AE12990ND
2018-02-08AE12963ND
2018-02-08AE12991ND
2018-02-08AE13014ND
2018-02-08AE12997ND
2018-02-08AE13010ND
2018-02-08AE13011ND
2018-04-17AE22960ND
2018-04-17AE22998ND
2018-04-17AE22956ND
2018-04-17AE22955ND
2018-04-17AE22996ND
2018-04-17AE22961ND
2018-04-17AE22953ND
2018-04-17AE22994ND
2018-04-17AE22959ND
2018-04-18AE22995ND
2018-04-18AE22958ND
2018-04-18AE22962ND
2018-04-18AE22966ND
2018-04-18AE22965ND
2018-04-18AE22954ND
2018-05-22AE27203ND
2018-08-28AE38800ND
2018-08-28AE38798ND
2018-08-28AE38793ND
2018-08-28AE38807ND
2018-08-28AE38796ND
2018-08-28AE38805ND
2018-08-28AE38803ND
2018-08-28AE38792ND
2018-08-28AE38799ND
2018-08-28AE38797ND
2018-08-28AE38794ND
2018-08-28AE38795ND
2018-08-29AE38802ND
2018-08-29AE38806ND
2018-08-29AE38801ND
2018-08-29AE38804ND
2018-11-13AE46051ND
2018-11-13AE46052ND
2018-11-13AE46033ND
2018-11-13AE46049ND
2018-11-13AE46044ND
2018-11-13AE46050ND
2018-11-13AE46045ND
2018-11-13AE46055ND
2018-11-13AE46037ND
2018-11-13AE46054ND
2018-11-13AE46038ND
2018-11-13AE46039ND
2018-11-14AE46042ND
2018-11-14AE46043ND
2018-11-14AE46058ND
2018-11-14AE46053ND
2019-01-15AE50125ND
2019-01-15AE50069ND
2019-01-15AE50072ND
2019-01-15AE50068ND
2019-01-15AE50067ND
2019-01-15AE50075ND
2019-01-15AE50084ND
2019-01-15AE50070ND
2019-01-15AE50071ND
2019-01-15AE50093ND
2019-01-16AE50087ND
2019-01-16AE50074ND
2019-01-16AE50088ND
2019-01-16AE50080ND
2019-01-16AE50073ND
2019-01-16AE50126ND
2019-04-10AE62008ND
2019-04-10AE62027ND
2019-04-10AE62002ND
2019-04-10AE62030ND
2019-04-10AE62006ND
2019-04-10AE62007ND
2019-04-10AE62019ND
2019-04-10AE62020ND
2019-04-10AE62029ND
2019-04-10AE61994ND
2019-04-11AE61988ND
2019-04-11AE61985ND
2019-04-11AE61983ND
2019-04-11AE61984ND
2019-04-11AE61986ND
2019-04-11AE61987ND
2019-07-24AE75953ND
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2019-07-24AE75949ND
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2019-07-24AE75944ND
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2019-07-24AE75956ND
2019-07-25AE75909ND
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2019-10-09AE86125ND
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2019-10-10AE86286ND
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