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Monobromoacetic acid

Town of Christiansburg

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
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
2014-01-22E140102029ND
2014-01-22E140102028ND
2014-01-22E140102023ND
2014-01-22E140102025ND
2014-04-22E140401183ND
2014-04-22E140401172ND
2014-04-22E140401180ND
2014-04-22E140401165ND
2014-07-21E140700595ND
2014-07-21E140700598ND
2014-07-21E140700597ND
2014-07-21E140700602ND
2014-10-20E141000179ND
2014-10-20E141000180ND
2014-10-20E141000175ND
2014-10-20E141000174ND
2015-01-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2016-01-20E151202650ND
2016-01-20E151202651ND
2016-01-20E151202653ND
2016-01-20E151202655ND
2016-04-21E160302014ND
2016-04-21E160302015ND
2016-04-21E160302016ND
2016-04-21E160302018ND
2016-07-18E160700593ND
2016-07-18E160700599ND
2016-07-18E160700595ND
2016-07-18E160700596ND
2016-10-17E160906998ND
2016-10-17E160906996ND
2016-10-17E160906999ND
2016-10-17E160907001ND
2017-01-18E170101584ND
2017-01-18E161206554ND
2017-01-18E161206560ND
2017-01-18E161206557ND
2017-04-17E170305227ND
2017-04-17E170305230ND
2017-04-17E170305226ND
2017-04-17E170305228ND
2017-07-19E170702566ND
2017-07-19E170702563ND
2017-07-19E170702551ND
2017-07-19E170702560ND
2017-10-16E171000379ND
2017-10-16E171000385ND
2017-10-16E171000380ND
2017-10-16E171000382ND
2018-01-22E180101010ND
2018-01-22E180101008ND
2018-01-22E180101006ND
2018-01-22E180101004ND
2018-04-23E180306285ND
2018-04-23E180306279ND
2018-04-23E180306281ND
2018-04-23E180306283ND
2018-07-16E180608856ND
2018-07-16E180608855ND
2018-07-16E180608851ND
2018-07-16E180608850ND
2018-10-22E181002431ND
2018-10-22E181002433ND
2018-10-22E181002435ND
2018-10-22E181002436ND
2019-01-23E181206350ND
2019-01-23E181206352ND
2019-01-23E181206356ND
2019-01-23E181206357ND
2019-04-23E190303074ND
2019-04-23E190303079ND
2019-04-23E190303078ND
2019-04-23E190303076ND
2019-07-24E190700200ND
2019-07-24E190700205ND
2019-07-24E190700203ND
2019-07-24E190700199ND
2019-10-21E191003675ND
2019-10-21E191003674ND
2019-10-21E191003673ND
2019-10-21E191003672ND