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Monobromoacetic acid

Travis County Municipal Utility District 10

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
2018-03-06AE16925ND
2018-04-25AE23889ND
2018-08-31AE39080ND
2018-11-12AE45836ND
2019-02-25AE55598ND
2019-05-22AE67665ND
2019-08-14AE78525ND
2019-11-06AE88637ND
2020-02-26AE99985ND
2020-04-23AF07837ND
2020-08-13AF23421ND
2020-11-11AF34041ND
2021-03-01AF44612ND
2021-05-20AF54735ND
2021-07-27AF63425ND
2021-12-03AF77903ND
2022-02-15AF84886ND
2022-04-20AF93883ND
2022-09-15AG13208ND
2022-12-05AG20618ND
2023-03-02AG31328ND
2023-05-25AG42122ND
2023-08-23AG53657ND
2023-12-04AG65198ND