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Monobromoacetic acid

Hays County Water Control and Improvement District 1

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
2018-01-31AE11544ND
2018-05-02AE24751ND
2018-09-18AE40431ND
2018-11-15AE46209ND
2019-02-11AE53746ND
2019-05-16AE66817ND
2019-08-28AE81331ND
2019-10-16AE86732ND
2020-02-13AE98378ND
2020-04-13AF06396ND
2020-07-13AF19053ND
2020-11-10AF33836ND
2021-01-13AF39096ND
2021-05-12AF53515ND
2021-07-12AF61303ND
2021-10-07AF72531ND
2022-02-14AF84546ND
2022-04-13AF93127ND
2022-09-29AG15413ND
2022-11-14AG18622ND
2023-02-14AG28790ND
2023-06-20AG44961ND
2023-08-24AG53939ND
2023-11-08AG62838ND