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Monobromoacetic acid

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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
2022ND160ND
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
2018-02-13ND
2018-02-13ND
2018-02-13ND
2018-02-13ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-05-08ND
2018-08-13ND
2018-08-13ND
2018-08-13ND
2018-08-13ND
2018-11-05ND
2018-11-05ND
2018-11-05ND
2018-11-05ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-02-05ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-08-05ND
2019-08-05ND
2019-08-05ND
2019-08-05ND
2019-10-04ND
2019-11-04ND
2019-11-04ND
2019-11-04ND
2021-02-014075746ND
2021-02-014075750ND
2021-02-014075754ND
2021-02-014075748ND
2021-05-034112912ND
2021-05-034112910ND
2021-05-034112906ND
2021-05-034112908ND
2021-08-094159181ND
2021-08-094159187ND
2021-08-094159185ND
2021-08-094159183ND
2021-11-084202739ND
2021-11-084202743ND
2021-11-084202741ND
2021-11-084202746ND
2022-02-074242025ND
2022-02-074242013ND
2022-02-074242015ND
2022-02-074242019ND
2022-05-094302603ND
2022-05-094302601ND
2022-05-094302607ND
2022-05-094302605ND
2022-08-084335173ND
2022-08-084335169ND
2022-08-084335171ND
2022-08-084335175ND
2022-11-024376562ND
2022-11-024376560ND
2022-11-024376556ND
2022-11-024376558ND
2023-02-074451753ND
2023-02-074451749ND
2023-02-074451751ND
2023-02-074451747ND
2023-05-084457470ND
2023-05-084457464ND
2023-05-084457468ND
2023-05-084457466ND
2023-08-074499452ND
2023-08-074499454ND
2023-08-074499448ND
2023-08-074499450ND
2023-11-134555612ND
2023-11-134555614ND
2023-11-134555621ND
2023-11-134555617ND