Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monobromoacetic acid

City of Edmonds

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.

 

80

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND160ND
20220.256 ppb163ND - 1.60 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
2018-02-06ND
2018-02-06ND
2018-02-06ND
2018-02-06ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-08-07ND
2018-08-07ND
2018-08-07ND
2018-08-07ND
2018-11-13ND
2018-11-13ND
2018-11-13ND
2018-11-13ND
2019-02-19ND
2019-02-19ND
2019-02-19ND
2019-02-19ND
2019-05-07ND
2019-05-07ND
2019-05-07ND
2019-05-07ND
2019-08-12ND
2019-08-12ND
2019-08-12ND
2019-08-12ND
2019-11-13ND
2019-11-13ND
2019-11-13ND
2019-11-13ND
2021-02-094075744ND
2021-02-094075766ND
2021-02-094075764ND
2021-02-094075768ND
2021-05-174118048ND
2021-05-174118046ND
2021-05-174118955ND
2021-05-174118957ND
2021-08-124166187ND
2021-08-124166183ND
2021-08-124166185ND
2021-08-124166181ND
2021-10-114249521ND
2021-10-114249523ND
2021-10-114249527ND
2021-10-114249525ND
2022-02-084242064ND
2022-02-084242068ND
2022-02-084242059ND
2022-02-084242073ND
2022-05-054286893ND
2022-05-054286897ND
2022-05-054286899ND
2022-05-054286895ND
2022-07-124316205ND
2022-07-1243162071.50 ppb
2022-07-1243162011.60 ppb
2022-07-1243162091.000 ppb
2022-10-114356085ND
2022-10-114356079ND
2022-10-114356081ND
2022-10-114356083ND
2023-02-074415138ND
2023-02-074415140ND
2023-02-074415136ND
2023-02-074415134ND
2023-05-184460068ND
2023-05-184460066ND
2023-05-184460064ND
2023-05-184460062ND
2023-07-314496677ND
2023-07-314496683ND
2023-07-314496681ND
2023-07-314496679ND
2023-10-304543399ND
2023-10-304543401ND
2023-10-304543405ND
2023-10-304543403ND