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Monobromoacetic acid

Clark Public Utilities

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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-08-20ND
2018-08-20ND
2019-06-10ND
2019-06-10ND
2019-08-08ND
2019-08-08ND
2019-10-10ND
2019-10-10ND
2021-01-264069474ND
2021-01-264069475ND
2021-04-124101230ND
2021-04-124101229ND
2021-07-204149064ND
2021-07-204149065ND
2021-10-144194915ND
2021-10-144194916ND
2022-01-204241799ND
2022-01-204241797ND
2022-04-184272914ND
2022-04-184272915ND
2022-07-074309410ND
2022-07-074309409ND
2022-10-034361610ND
2022-10-034361611ND
2023-01-244411422ND
2023-01-244411423ND
2023-04-054436693ND
2023-04-054436694ND
2023-07-114485431ND
2023-07-114485430ND
2023-10-024531577ND
2023-10-024531578ND