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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Radford

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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100

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND200ND
2015ND160ND
20160.0938 ppb161ND - 1.50 ppb
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
2014-03-18E140202933ND
2014-03-18E140202926ND
2014-03-18E140202941ND
2014-03-18E140202928ND
2014-03-18E140202943ND
2014-03-18E140202931ND
2014-03-18E140202937ND
2014-03-18E140202930ND
2014-05-19E140405169ND
2014-05-19E140405171ND
2014-05-19E140405181ND
2014-05-19E140405173ND
2014-09-09E140800533ND
2014-09-09E140800529ND
2014-09-09E140800534ND
2014-09-09E140800535ND
2014-10-20E140904095ND
2014-10-20E140904084ND
2014-10-20E140904085ND
2014-10-20E140904098ND
2015-01-21VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-21VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-21VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-21VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-22VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2016-01-19E1601012261.50 ppb
2016-01-19E160101227ND
2016-01-19E160101234ND
2016-01-19E160101232ND
2016-04-18E160204160ND
2016-04-18E160204167ND
2016-04-18E160204168ND
2016-04-18E160204165ND
2016-07-18E160701886ND
2016-07-18E160701883ND
2016-07-18E160701881ND
2016-07-18E160701890ND
2016-10-17E161001564ND
2016-10-17E161001567ND
2016-10-17E161001557ND
2016-10-17E161001566ND
2017-01-19E170101162ND
2017-01-19E170101156ND
2017-01-19E170101153ND
2017-01-19E170101155ND
2017-04-18E170303536ND
2017-04-18E170303534ND
2017-04-18E170303539ND
2017-04-18E170303535ND
2017-06-20E170601073ND
2017-06-20E170601075ND
2017-06-20E170601082ND
2017-06-20E170601076ND
2017-10-17E170804094ND
2017-10-17E170804095ND
2017-10-17E170804098ND
2017-10-17E170804092ND
2018-01-16E180100306ND
2018-01-16E180100304ND
2018-01-16E180100302ND
2018-01-16E180100300ND
2018-04-16E180305769ND
2018-04-16E180305759ND
2018-04-16E180305761ND
2018-04-16E180305763ND
2018-07-16E180700057ND
2018-07-16E180700055ND
2018-07-16E180700053ND
2018-07-16E180700051ND
2018-10-22E181002477ND
2018-10-22E181002480ND
2018-10-22E181002482ND
2018-10-22E181002484ND
2019-01-22E181206611ND
2019-01-22E181206613ND
2019-01-22E181206614ND
2019-01-22E181206615ND
2019-04-16E190400319ND
2019-04-16E190400322ND
2019-04-16E190400321ND
2019-04-16E190400320ND
2019-07-16E190606073ND
2019-07-16E190606075ND
2019-07-16E190606074ND
2019-07-16E190606072ND
2019-10-16E191001956ND
2019-10-16E191001955ND
2019-10-16E191001954ND
2019-10-16E191001953ND