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Monobromoacetic acid

City of Kelso

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
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
2018-03-08ND
2018-03-08ND
2018-06-13ND
2018-06-13ND
2018-09-06ND
2018-09-06ND
2018-12-19ND
2018-12-19ND
2019-03-06ND
2019-03-06ND
2019-06-06ND
2019-06-06ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-18ND
2021-03-164090968ND
2021-03-164090969ND
2021-06-024129382ND
2021-06-024129387ND
2021-09-224188399ND
2021-09-224188401ND
2021-12-164224335ND
2021-12-164224334ND
2022-03-024252874ND
2022-03-024252875ND
2022-06-084303473ND
2022-06-084303474ND
2022-09-144368079ND
2022-09-144368080ND
2022-12-144395596ND
2022-12-144395595ND
2023-03-074424391ND
2023-03-074424388ND
2023-06-074474733ND
2023-06-074474734ND
2023-09-074522685ND
2023-09-074522684ND
2023-12-264576105ND
2023-12-264576106ND