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Monobromoacetic acid

Falmouth Water Department

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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144

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
20150.784 ppb163ND - 8.72 ppb
20160.195 ppb325ND - 1.36 ppb
20170.706 ppb3211ND - 6.11 ppb
20180.320 ppb326ND - 2.76 ppb
2019ND320ND

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 Result
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-03ND
2015-09-031.000 ppb
2015-09-03ND
2015-12-03ND
2015-12-03ND
2015-12-03ND
2015-12-03ND
2015-12-03ND
2015-12-038.72 ppb
2015-12-032.82 ppb
2015-12-03ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-021.36 ppb
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-03ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-09-01ND
2016-09-011.05 ppb
2016-09-011.28 ppb
2016-09-01ND
2016-09-01ND
2016-09-011.21 ppb
2016-09-01ND
2016-09-01ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-051.35 ppb
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-052.03 ppb
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-051.41 ppb
2017-06-051.23 ppb
2017-06-05ND
2017-09-056.11 ppb
2017-09-051.24 ppb
2017-09-05ND
2017-09-051.47 ppb
2017-09-05ND
2017-09-051.29 ppb
2017-09-05ND
2017-09-05ND
2017-12-041.21 ppb
2017-12-041.18 ppb
2017-12-04ND
2017-12-04ND
2017-12-04ND
2017-12-043.40 ppb
2017-12-042.02 ppb
2017-12-04ND
2018-03-051.57 ppb
2018-03-051.29 ppb
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-052.01 ppb
2018-03-05ND
2018-06-041.12 ppb
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-051.49 ppb
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-09-06ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-07ND
2018-12-072.76 ppb
2018-12-07ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-03-18ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND