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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Athens

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.

 

96

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
20140.244 ppb162ND - 2.30 ppb
20150.431 ppb164ND - 2.40 ppb
2016ND160ND
20170.0688 ppb161ND - 1.10 ppb
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-03-13Q1408170004ND
2014-03-13Q1408170003ND
2014-03-13Q1408170002ND
2014-03-13Q1408170001ND
2014-06-03Q1418957004ND
2014-06-03Q1418957003ND
2014-06-03Q1418957002ND
2014-06-03Q14189570012.30 ppb
2014-07-24Q1430758008ND
2014-07-24Q1430758007ND
2014-07-24Q1430758009ND
2014-07-24Q1430758010ND
2014-10-29Q1454413004ND
2014-10-29Q1454413003ND
2014-10-29Q1454413002ND
2014-10-29Q14544130011.60 ppb
2015-02-04Q15044320201.60 ppb
2015-02-04Q15044320191.10 ppb
2015-02-04Q15044320182.40 ppb
2015-02-04Q15044320171.80 ppb
2015-05-06Q1516750001ND
2015-05-06Q1516750002ND
2015-05-06Q1516750004ND
2015-05-06Q1516750003ND
2015-09-14Q1535561004ND
2015-09-14Q1535561003ND
2015-09-14Q1535561002ND
2015-09-14Q1535561001ND
2015-12-04Q1548343004ND
2015-12-04Q1548343003ND
2015-12-04Q1548343002ND
2015-12-04Q1548343001ND
2016-03-23Q1612296002ND
2016-03-23Q1612296001ND
2016-03-23Q1612296003ND
2016-03-23Q1612296004ND
2016-06-28Q1626375004ND
2016-06-28Q1626375003ND
2016-06-28Q1626375002ND
2016-06-28Q1626375001ND
2016-09-09Q1636844004ND
2016-09-09Q1636844003ND
2016-09-09Q1636844002ND
2016-09-09Q1636844001ND
2016-11-29Q1651670007ND
2016-11-29Q1651670003ND
2016-11-29Q1651670008ND
2016-11-29Q1651670002ND
2017-03-14Q1710603004ND
2017-03-14Q1710603003ND
2017-03-14Q1710603002ND
2017-03-14Q1710603001ND
2017-05-17Q1720101004ND
2017-05-17Q1720101002ND
2017-05-17Q1720101003ND
2017-05-17Q1720101001ND
2017-08-25Q1738903003ND
2017-08-25Q1738903001ND
2017-08-25Q1738903004ND
2017-08-25Q1738903002ND
2017-12-04Q1762647011ND
2017-12-04Q1762647010ND
2017-12-04Q1762647009ND
2017-12-04Q17626470081.10 ppb
2018-02-20Q1806904004ND
2018-02-20Q1806904003ND
2018-02-20Q1806904002ND
2018-02-20Q1806904001ND
2018-05-17Q1820138016ND
2018-05-17Q1820138017ND
2018-05-17Q1820138019ND
2018-05-17Q1820138018ND
2018-09-26Q1838436002ND
2018-09-26Q1838436004ND
2018-09-26Q1838436001ND
2018-09-26Q1838436003ND
2018-12-13Q1851480005ND
2018-12-13Q1851480004ND
2018-12-13Q1851480003ND
2018-12-13Q1851480002ND
2019-02-11Q1905994008ND
2019-02-11Q1905994007ND
2019-02-11Q1905994009ND
2019-02-11Q1905994010ND
2019-04-25Q1916652002ND
2019-04-25Q1916652004ND
2019-04-25Q1916652003ND
2019-04-25Q1916652001ND
2019-07-15Q1944771004ND
2019-07-15Q1944771003ND
2019-07-15Q1944771002ND
2019-07-15Q1944771001ND
2019-10-07Q1971368001ND
2019-10-07Q1971368004ND
2019-10-07Q1971368003ND
2019-10-07Q1971368002ND