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Monobromoacetic acid

Ashland 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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
20170.0363 ppb81ND - 0.290 ppb
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-12770328ND
2014-03-24776497ND
2014-05-20790968ND
2014-05-20790969ND
2014-08-12809936ND
2014-08-12809935ND
2014-11-12831461ND
2014-11-12831460ND
2015-02-09842372ND
2015-02-09842371ND
2015-05-13859762ND
2015-05-13859761ND
2015-08-10875987ND
2015-08-13877134ND
2015-11-12893939ND
2015-11-12893938ND
2016-02-09904699ND
2016-02-09904698ND
2016-05-10920405ND
2016-05-10920406ND
2016-08-08937735ND
2016-08-08937734ND
2016-11-07957649ND
2016-11-07957648ND
2017-02-139734390.290 ppb
2017-02-13973440ND
2017-05-10987817ND
2017-05-10987816ND
2017-08-071009199ND
2017-08-071009198ND
2017-11-071028574ND
2017-11-071028573ND
2018-02-191041610ND
2018-02-191041609ND
2018-05-151055698ND
2018-05-151055697ND
2018-08-081072539ND
2018-08-081072538ND
2018-11-061091318ND
2018-11-061091319ND
2019-02-131104969ND
2019-02-131104968ND
2019-05-131120657ND
2019-05-131120656ND
2019-08-121140051ND
2019-08-121140052ND
2019-11-061159622ND
2019-11-061159621ND