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Monobromoacetic acid

Travis County Municipal Utility District 18

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
2018-02-15AE14037ND
2018-05-14AE26110ND
2018-08-13AE36615ND
2018-11-19AE46405ND
2019-02-14AE54562ND
2019-05-30AE68622ND
2019-08-20AE79538ND
2019-11-25AE90382ND
2020-03-03AF00826ND
2020-04-20AF07151ND
2020-07-23AF20328ND
2020-10-19AF31080ND
2021-01-25AF40705ND
2021-04-06AF49068ND
2021-07-07AF60941ND
2021-10-21AF74310ND
2022-02-10AF84208ND
2022-04-26AF94445ND
2022-08-23AG10460ND
2022-10-19AG17598ND
2023-02-15AG29024ND
2023-04-24AG37660ND
2023-07-18AG49001ND
2023-10-11AG59414ND