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Monobromoacetic acid

Barton Creek West Water Supply Corporation

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
2018-01-31AE11560ND
2018-05-01AE24575ND
2018-08-15AE37191ND
2018-11-15AE46252ND
2019-02-12AE54078ND
2019-06-04AE69082ND
2019-08-26AE80593ND
2019-11-19AE89775ND
2020-03-02AF00631ND
2020-04-09AF06245ND
2020-07-07AF18216ND
2020-10-15AF30859ND
2021-01-12AF38674ND
2021-04-19AF50491ND
2021-08-05AF64933ND
2021-12-02AF77836ND
2022-03-03AF87485ND
2022-06-07AF99863ND
2022-09-19AG13562ND
2022-10-26AG18458ND
2023-02-13AG28493ND
2023-05-10AG40006ND
2023-08-28AG54290ND
2023-10-10AG59109ND