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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Winnsboro

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
20230.313 ppb82ND - 1.50 ppb

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
2018-02-26Q1807834002ND
2018-02-26Q1807834001ND
2018-05-15Q1819683002ND
2018-05-15Q1819683001ND
2018-08-23Q1833885003ND
2018-08-23Q1833885004ND
2018-12-06Q1849875001ND
2018-12-06Q1849875002ND
2019-03-12Q1910348001ND
2019-03-12Q1910348002ND
2019-06-12Q1936213001ND
2019-06-12Q1936213002ND
2019-09-13Q1964930004ND
2019-09-13Q1964930003ND
2019-11-18Q1977145001ND
2019-11-18Q1977145002ND
2020-02-21Q2006801005ND
2020-02-21Q2006801006ND
2020-05-27Q2020813002ND
2020-05-27Q2020813003ND
2020-09-01Q2034821002ND
2020-09-01Q2034821003ND
2020-12-10Q2049359002ND
2020-12-10Q2049359003ND
2021-02-25Q2104980002ND
2021-02-25Q2104980003ND
2021-05-27Q2113767001ND
2021-05-27Q2113767002ND
2021-09-13Q2124798003ND
2021-09-13Q2124798004ND
2021-11-10Q2131575001ND
2021-11-10Q2131575002ND
2022-03-09Q2208226001ND
2022-03-09Q2208226002ND
2022-05-18Q2214728001ND
2022-05-18Q2214728002ND
2022-08-08Q2222759012ND
2022-08-08Q2222759013ND
2022-10-20Q2231929001ND
2022-10-20Q2231929002ND
2023-02-14Q2305805004ND
2023-02-14Q2305805005ND
2023-04-18Q23143420011.000 ppb
2023-04-18Q2314342002ND
2023-07-11Q2326817003ND
2023-07-11Q2326817004ND
2023-11-02Q23470510011.50 ppb
2023-11-02Q2347051002ND