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Monobromoacetic acid

Village of Briarcliff

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
2018-01-30AE11236ND
2018-05-01AE24574ND
2018-07-16AE33366ND
2018-11-20AE46663ND
2019-01-24AE51244ND
2019-05-02AE64631ND
2019-08-26AE80592ND
2019-11-18AE89542ND
2020-02-25AE99767ND
2020-04-30AF08839ND
2020-07-13AF19063ND
2020-10-12AF30073ND
2021-03-03AF45092ND
2021-05-19AF54469ND
2021-08-02AF64129ND
2021-11-30AF77420ND
2022-03-15AF89132ND
2022-05-24AF98247ND
2022-08-11AG08858ND
2022-10-12AG16845ND
2023-02-28AG30722ND
2023-05-02AG38883ND
2023-08-28AG54287ND
2023-11-07AG62584ND