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Monobromoacetic acid

Village of Caledonia Water Utility

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.

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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0475 ppb161ND - 0.760 ppb
20150.0319 ppb161ND - 0.510 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.262 ppb167ND - 0.740 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-30768458ND
2014-01-30768459ND
2014-01-30768457ND
2014-01-307684560.760 ppb
2014-04-28782819ND
2014-04-28782818ND
2014-04-28782816ND
2014-04-28782817ND
2014-07-28806802ND
2014-07-28806803ND
2014-07-28806805ND
2014-07-28806804ND
2014-10-31829426ND
2014-10-31829428ND
2014-10-31829427ND
2014-10-31829429ND
2015-01-28841074ND
2015-01-28841075ND
2015-01-28841072ND
2015-01-288410730.510 ppb
2015-04-283232574-75ND
2015-04-283232571-72ND
2015-04-283232568-69ND
2015-04-283232565-66ND
2015-08-033291769-70ND
2015-08-033291771-72ND
2015-08-033291773-74ND
2015-08-033291767-68ND
2015-10-273347720-21ND
2015-10-273347718-19ND
2015-10-273347716-17ND
2015-10-273347714-15ND
2016-01-283392185-86ND
2016-01-283392189-90ND
2016-01-283392191-92ND
2016-01-283392187-88ND
2016-04-263437159-60ND
2016-04-263437161-62ND
2016-04-263437165-66ND
2016-04-263437163-64ND
2016-07-263504334-35ND
2016-07-263504336-37ND
2016-07-263504332-33ND
2016-07-263504338-39ND
2016-10-243571211-12ND
2016-10-243571213-14ND
2016-10-243571209-10ND
2016-10-243571215-16ND
2017-01-303629444-45ND
2017-01-303629446-47ND
2017-01-303629450-51ND
2017-01-303629448-49ND
2017-05-013685298-99ND
2017-05-013685294-95ND
2017-05-013685296-97ND
2017-05-013685292-93ND
2017-07-263742122-23ND
2017-07-263742120-21ND
2017-07-263742116-17ND
2017-07-263742118-19ND
2017-10-253808143-44ND
2017-10-253808139-40ND
2017-10-253808141-42ND
2017-10-253808145-46ND
2018-01-303861737-38ND
2018-01-303861733-34ND
2018-01-303861739-40ND
2018-01-303861735-36ND
2018-05-033928049-50ND
2018-05-033928055-56ND
2018-05-033928053-54ND
2018-05-033928051-52ND
2018-07-314006754-55ND
2018-07-314006756-57ND
2018-07-314006758-59ND
2018-07-314006760-61ND
2018-10-244101041-42ND
2018-10-244101047-48ND
2018-10-244101045-46ND
2018-10-244101037-38ND
2019-01-294186370-71ND
2019-01-294186368-69ND
2019-01-294186364-65ND
2019-01-294186366-67ND
2019-04-304277875-76ND
2019-04-304277877-78ND
2019-04-304277881-82ND
2019-04-304277879-80ND
2019-07-311137933ND
2019-07-3111379360.500 ppb
2019-07-3111379340.700 ppb
2019-07-3111379350.740 ppb
2019-10-2811578200.480 ppb
2019-10-2811578190.540 ppb
2019-10-2811578210.590 ppb
2019-10-2811578220.640 ppb