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Monobromoacetic acid

Travis County Municipal Utility District 13

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
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
2018-05-14AE26097ND
2018-08-13AE36613ND
2018-11-19AE46413ND
2019-02-14AE54580ND
2019-05-28AE68218ND
2019-08-20AE79540ND
2019-11-25AE90375ND
2020-03-03AF00825ND
2020-04-20AF07152ND
2020-07-23AF20315ND
2020-10-19AF31088ND
2021-01-25AF40699ND
2021-04-06AF49081ND
2021-07-07AF60937ND
2021-10-21AF74306ND
2022-02-10AF84211ND
2022-04-26AF94431ND
2022-08-23AG10464ND
2022-10-19AG17614ND
2023-02-15AG29026ND
2023-04-11AG36214ND
2023-08-22AG53410ND
2023-10-11AG59409ND