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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Lyford

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.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
20190.225 ppb81ND - 1.80 ppb
2020ND80ND
20213.42 ppb62ND - 19.3 ppb
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-02-23AE15358ND
2018-02-23AE15357ND
2018-04-27AE24371ND
2018-04-27AE24369ND
2018-09-10AE39759ND
2018-09-10AE39773ND
2018-10-08AE43091ND
2018-10-08AE43096ND
2019-02-28AE56509ND
2019-02-28AE56527ND
2019-04-01AE60627ND
2019-04-01AE60645ND
2019-07-16AE745901.80 ppb
2019-07-16AE74591ND
2019-10-07AE85793ND
2019-10-07AE85809ND
2020-03-20AF04018ND
2020-03-20AF04019ND
2020-05-08AF10328ND
2020-05-08AF10329ND
2020-07-20AF19855ND
2020-07-20AF19859ND
2020-10-19AF31108ND
2020-10-19AF31107ND
2021-01-29AF4183519.3 ppb
2021-01-29AF41836ND
2021-07-23AF631881.20 ppb
2021-07-23AF63189ND
2021-12-06AF77985ND
2021-12-06AF78002ND
2022-02-03AF83272ND
2022-02-03AF83275ND
2022-04-21AF94013ND
2022-04-21AF94014ND
2022-07-18AG04951ND
2022-07-18AG04952ND
2022-11-18AG19398ND
2022-11-18AG19400ND
2023-01-17AG24647ND
2023-01-17AG24650ND
2023-05-01AG38609ND
2023-05-01AG38610ND
2023-07-17AG48730ND
2023-07-17AG48731ND
2023-10-16AG59873ND
2023-10-16AG59875ND