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Monobromoacetic acid

Tightsqueeze - (pcsa)

NOTE: Tightsqueeze - (pcsa) purchases water from Chatham, Town of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Chatham, 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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53

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: Tightsqueeze - (pcsa) purchases water from Chatham, Town of which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Chatham, Town of.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-10E131200092ND
2014-03-10E131200068ND
2014-03-10E131200078ND
2014-03-10E131200082ND
2014-05-13E140203644ND
2014-05-20E140500581ND
2014-05-20E140500579ND
2014-05-20E140500576ND
2014-08-04E140602899ND
2014-08-04E140602886ND
2014-08-04E140602903ND
2014-08-04E140602907ND
2014-09-09E140608438ND
2014-09-09E140608442ND
2014-10-21E140802413ND
2014-10-28E141000391ND
2014-11-12E141000390ND
2014-11-12E141000385ND
2014-12-15E141000386ND
2014-12-15E141000392ND
2015-01-06VA010-DCLSND
2015-01-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-02-03VA010-DCLSND
2015-02-03VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-02VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-02VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-17VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-01VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-01VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-04-20VA010-DCLSND
2015-05-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-05-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-15VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-15VA010-DCLSND
2015-07-21VA010-DCLSND
2015-10-19VA010-DCLSND
2016-01-27E151102323ND
2016-04-25E160202867ND
2016-07-28E160705170ND
2016-10-24E160905715ND
2017-01-23E161104063ND
2017-04-26E170204377ND
2017-07-24E170606461ND
2017-10-23E170900096ND
2018-01-23E171205516ND
2018-04-24E180302293ND
2018-07-30E180705191ND
2018-10-22E181001696ND
2019-01-28E190101081ND
2019-04-22E190307468ND
2019-07-22E190604823ND
2019-10-22E190906419ND