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Monobromoacetic acid

Senna Hills Municipal Utility District

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
2018-01-31AE11561ND
2018-05-02AE24818ND
2018-09-18AE40445ND
2018-11-15AE46251ND
2019-02-12AE54079ND
2019-05-30AE68633ND
2019-08-26AE80591ND
2019-12-09AE91659ND
2020-03-19AF03661ND
2020-04-27AF08183ND
2020-07-20AF19802ND
2020-10-27AF32130ND
2021-02-22AF43808ND
2021-04-20AF50627ND
2021-08-11AF65751ND
2021-12-02AF77835ND
2022-03-08AF88035ND
2022-06-06AF99648ND
2022-09-19AG13563ND
2022-12-01AG20471ND
2023-02-13AG28494ND
2023-05-10AG40007ND
2023-08-28AG54288ND
2023-11-13AG63347ND