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Monobromoacetic acid

Cross Valley Water District

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.

 

90

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND220ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND160ND
20220.0600 ppb201ND - 1.20 ppb
2023ND160ND

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
2018-01-04ND
2018-01-04ND
2018-01-04ND
2018-01-04ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-07-02ND
2018-07-02ND
2018-07-02ND
2018-07-02ND
2018-10-24ND
2018-10-24ND
2018-10-24ND
2018-10-24ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-09-04ND
2019-09-04ND
2019-09-04ND
2019-10-02ND
2019-10-02ND
2019-10-02ND
2019-10-02ND
2019-12-17ND
2019-12-17ND
2019-12-17ND
2021-03-174090705ND
2021-03-174090648ND
2021-03-174090646ND
2021-03-174090691ND
2021-05-124114144ND
2021-05-124114146ND
2021-05-124114142ND
2021-05-124114148ND
2021-07-144145119ND
2021-07-144145117ND
2021-07-144145124ND
2021-07-144145122ND
2021-10-124197757ND
2021-10-124197761ND
2021-10-124197759ND
2021-10-124197763ND
2022-01-314254475ND
2022-01-314254441ND
2022-01-314254464ND
2022-02-234247423ND
2022-04-214284279ND
2022-04-214284283ND
2022-04-214284281ND
2022-04-214333167ND
2022-07-224323690ND
2022-07-224323705ND
2022-07-224323688ND
2022-07-224323708ND
2022-08-104339516ND
2022-08-1043395121.20 ppb
2022-08-104339519ND
2022-08-104339523ND
2022-12-084389382ND
2022-12-084389387ND
2022-12-084389378ND
2022-12-084389374ND
2023-02-164422915ND
2023-02-164422913ND
2023-02-164422921ND
2023-02-164422926ND
2023-04-124439732ND
2023-04-124439761ND
2023-04-124439736ND
2023-04-124439734ND
2023-07-254490806ND
2023-07-254490812ND
2023-07-254490808ND
2023-07-254490810ND
2023-10-244539820ND
2023-10-244539804ND
2023-10-244539826ND
2023-10-244539809ND