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Monobromoacetic acid

Alberta, Town of

NOTE: Alberta, Town of purchases water from Lawrenceville, Town of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Lawrenceville, Town of.

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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46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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

NOTE: Alberta, Town of purchases water from Lawrenceville, Town of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Lawrenceville, Town of.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-11E131200285ND
2014-06-03E140202890ND
2014-09-09E140608368ND
2014-12-10E140801145ND
2014-12-10E140801146ND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-10VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-10VA010-DCLSND
2015-09-09VA010-DCLSND
2015-09-09VA010-DCLSND
2015-12-15VA010-DCLSND
2015-12-15VA010-DCLSND
2016-03-09E160101127ND
2016-03-09E160101129ND
2016-06-14E160300110ND
2016-06-14E160300129ND
2016-09-14E160502919ND
2016-09-14E160502947ND
2016-12-13E160804070ND
2016-12-13E160804093ND
2017-03-15E161103586ND
2017-03-15E161103585ND
2017-06-13E170302225ND
2017-06-13E170302230ND
2017-09-13E170604596ND
2017-09-13E170604598ND
2017-12-12E170804962ND
2017-12-12E170804963ND
2018-03-13E171202430ND
2018-03-13E171202428ND
2018-06-13E180305267ND
2018-06-13E180305272ND
2018-09-12E180603183ND
2018-09-12E180603185ND
2018-12-13E180905201ND
2018-12-13E180905212ND
2019-03-12E181202483ND
2019-03-12E181202484ND
2019-06-12E190300818ND
2019-06-12E190300827ND
2019-09-11E190600848ND
2019-09-11E190600849ND
2019-12-23E190904165ND
2019-12-23E190904164ND