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Monobromoacetic acid

Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District 5

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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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.250 ppb41ND - 1.000 ppb
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
20182.48 ppb41ND - 9.90 ppb
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-11AC464841.000 ppb
2014-06-09AC56223ND
2014-08-04AC61937ND
2014-11-10AC71623ND
2015-02-19AC81171ND
2015-04-24AC89564ND
2015-08-10AD03254ND
2015-12-03AD15412ND
2016-02-11AD23369ND
2016-04-12AD32788ND
2016-09-12AD48864ND
2016-11-07AD56805ND
2017-01-20AD66072ND
2017-05-15AD84229ND
2017-07-28AD91351ND
2017-11-13AE04520ND
2018-02-09AE132719.90 ppb
2018-04-26AE24149ND
2018-07-27AE34919ND
2018-10-15AE43447ND
2019-03-06AE57355ND
2019-05-29AE68415ND
2019-09-23AE84236ND
2019-11-21AE90170ND