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Monobromoacetic acid

New Garden/finney - Rcpsa

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
20231.25 ppb42ND - 4.00 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
2018-08-07E180608470ND
2019-08-07E190608738ND
2020-08-13E200609513ND
2021-08-12E210609147ND
2021-11-12E210907696ND
2022-02-11E211204471ND
2022-05-12E220304833ND
2022-11-292115029-02ND
2023-02-063021372-021.000 ppb
2023-05-013051082-02ND
2023-08-073081596-024.00 ppb
2023-11-063110866-02ND