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Monobromoacetic acid

Travis County Municipal Utility District 12

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
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
2018-05-14AE26092ND
2019-08-20AE79536ND
2020-07-23AF20316ND
2020-12-01AF35960ND
2021-01-25AF40703ND
2021-04-06AF49079ND
2021-07-07AF60938ND
2021-10-21AF74305ND
2022-02-10AF84202ND
2022-04-26AF94432ND
2022-08-23AG10455ND
2022-10-19AG17599ND
2023-02-15AG29027ND
2023-04-11AG36229ND
2023-07-18AG49006ND
2023-10-11AG59410ND