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Monobromoacetic acid

Newbern Heights

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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
20192.04 ppb42ND - 7.58 ppb
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
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
2018-08-1618082775-02AND
2018-11-1518112345-02AND
2019-02-1419022004-02A7.58 ppb
2019-05-1519052478-02A0.562 ppb
2019-08-1519082123-02AND
2019-12-057310618001ND
2020-02-1020-01145-HAA5ND
2020-05-1120-03726-HAA5ND
2020-08-2120-07138-HAA5ND
2020-11-164779393ND
2021-02-2621-01691 HAAND
2021-05-104900957ND
2021-08-194997547ND
2021-11-16810-8117-1HND
2022-02-18810-16031-1ND
2022-05-20810-25940-2ND
2022-08-22810-35519-D-1-AND
2023-02-21810-54659-A-1-BND
2023-05-16810-63727-A-1-BND
2023-08-15810-74442-A-1-AND
2023-11-14810-85536-A-1-AND