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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Brushy Creek MUD

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.

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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
20150.0750 ppb161ND - 1.20 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-24AC44175ND
2014-02-24AC44177ND
2014-02-24AC44179ND
2014-02-24AC44176ND
2014-06-03AC55834ND
2014-06-03AC55856ND
2014-06-03AC55836ND
2014-06-03AC55850ND
2014-08-22AC65029ND
2014-08-22AC65035ND
2014-08-22AC65033ND
2014-08-22AC65028ND
2014-10-29AC70885ND
2014-10-29AC70874ND
2014-10-29AC70877ND
2014-10-29AC70879ND
2015-02-12AC80393ND
2015-02-12AC80394ND
2015-02-12AC80402ND
2015-02-12AC803951.20 ppb
2015-06-17AC96298ND
2015-06-17AC96300ND
2015-06-17AC96296ND
2015-06-17AC96301ND
2015-09-11AD06698ND
2015-09-11AD06700ND
2015-09-11AD06695ND
2015-09-11AD06701ND
2015-11-23AD14380ND
2015-11-23AD14386ND
2015-11-23AD14384ND
2015-11-23AD14387ND
2016-02-18AD24258ND
2016-02-18AD24242ND
2016-02-18AD24240ND
2016-02-18AD24267ND
2016-06-10AD40094ND
2016-06-10AD40092ND
2016-06-10AD40093ND
2016-06-10AD40095ND
2016-09-15AD49690ND
2016-09-15AD49695ND
2016-09-15AD49689ND
2016-09-15AD49696ND
2016-11-02AD56112ND
2016-11-02AD56120ND
2016-11-02AD56111ND
2016-11-02AD56119ND
2017-02-27AD72055ND
2017-02-27AD72058ND
2017-02-27AD72060ND
2017-02-27AD72054ND
2017-05-25AD85698ND
2017-05-25AD85703ND
2017-05-25AD85697ND
2017-05-25AD85702ND
2017-08-31AD94599ND
2017-08-31AD94598ND
2017-08-31AD94600ND
2017-08-31AD94601ND
2017-10-16AE00827ND
2017-10-16AE00778ND
2017-10-16AE00774ND
2017-10-16AE00821ND
2018-03-01AE16285ND
2018-03-01AE16284ND
2018-03-01AE16283ND
2018-03-01AE16282ND
2018-04-19AE23185ND
2018-04-19AE23192ND
2018-04-19AE23186ND
2018-04-19AE23183ND
2018-08-09AE36326ND
2018-08-09AE36331ND
2018-08-09AE36333ND
2018-08-09AE36329ND
2018-10-11AE43207ND
2018-10-11AE43215ND
2018-10-11AE43209ND
2018-11-20AE46592ND
2019-03-11AE57807ND
2019-03-11AE57806ND
2019-03-11AE57804ND
2019-03-11AE57805ND
2019-06-11AE69995ND
2019-06-11AE69997ND
2019-06-11AE69996ND
2019-06-11AE69994ND
2019-09-11AE82990ND
2019-09-11AE83000ND
2019-09-11AE82998ND
2019-09-11AE82987ND
2019-12-02AE90797ND
2019-12-02AE90800ND
2019-12-02AE90798ND
2019-12-02AE90799ND