Bromochloroacetic acid
Brownsville Public Utilities Board
Bromochloroacetic acid is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Bromochloroacetic acid and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2014 | 5.47 ppb | 32 | 24 | ND - 10.5 ppb |
2015 | 5.96 ppb | 32 | 24 | ND - 12.9 ppb |
2016 | 4.22 ppb | 32 | 24 | ND - 7.50 ppb |
2017 | 4.35 ppb | 32 | 24 | ND - 8.80 ppb |
2018 | 4.11 ppb | 32 | 25 | ND - 8.50 ppb |
2019 | 4.96 ppb | 32 | 24 | ND - 10.1 ppb |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 0.02 ppb
The EWG Health Guideline of 0.02 ppb for bromochloroacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-03-05 | AC45671 | 8.90 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45658 | ND |
2014-03-05 | AC45682 | 10.4 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45677 | 7.80 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45679 | 9.30 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45678 | 7.90 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45691 | 8.90 ppb |
2014-03-05 | AC45692 | ND |
2014-06-04 | AC55990 | 9.80 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC55989 | ND |
2014-06-04 | AC56010 | 8.10 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC56011 | 5.80 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC55996 | 10.5 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC55992 | 7.50 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC56039 | 8.70 ppb |
2014-06-04 | AC55988 | ND |
2014-09-24 | AC68141 | 6.20 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68137 | ND |
2014-09-24 | AC68156 | 6.80 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68138 | 6.30 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68144 | 5.60 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68155 | 5.30 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68157 | 7.50 ppb |
2014-09-24 | AC68158 | ND |
2014-11-19 | AC72442 | 8.10 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72441 | ND |
2014-11-19 | AC72469 | 4.90 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72464 | 5.60 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72467 | 4.80 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72443 | 5.60 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72466 | 4.80 ppb |
2014-11-19 | AC72468 | ND |
2015-02-25 | AC81870 | 12.9 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81855 | ND |
2015-02-25 | AC81851 | 7.00 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81853 | 9.90 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81857 | 11.7 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81852 | 7.50 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81871 | 8.80 ppb |
2015-02-25 | AC81854 | ND |
2015-05-27 | AC93481 | 9.20 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93479 | ND |
2015-05-27 | AC93495 | 8.70 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93499 | 9.80 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93497 | 10.5 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93480 | 8.60 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93471 | 10.1 ppb |
2015-05-27 | AC93482 | ND |
2015-09-24 | AD08468 | 5.60 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08439 | ND |
2015-09-24 | AD08435 | 8.40 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08471 | 6.40 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08425 | 9.10 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08469 | 6.20 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08438 | 8.10 ppb |
2015-09-24 | AD08470 | ND |
2015-11-10 | AD13143 | 4.30 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13152 | ND |
2015-11-10 | AD13154 | 6.20 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13144 | 5.80 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13141 | 5.10 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13147 | 4.90 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13155 | 5.90 ppb |
2015-11-10 | AD13146 | ND |
2016-03-09 | AD27842 | 7.00 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27843 | ND |
2016-03-09 | AD27839 | 6.90 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27838 | 7.50 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27844 | 6.80 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27841 | 4.70 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27847 | 6.70 ppb |
2016-03-09 | AD27846 | ND |
2016-05-19 | AD37469 | 5.50 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37458 | ND |
2016-05-19 | AD37462 | 7.00 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37473 | 2.90 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37463 | 6.70 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37460 | 5.80 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37471 | 6.50 ppb |
2016-05-19 | AD37457 | ND |
2016-07-28 | AD46101 | 5.70 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46142 | ND |
2016-07-28 | AD46143 | 6.80 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46139 | 4.20 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46099 | 5.80 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46102 | 5.20 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46141 | 5.10 ppb |
2016-07-28 | AD46098 | ND |
2016-12-07 | AD60852 | 4.90 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60853 | ND |
2016-12-07 | AD60854 | 5.30 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60855 | 4.70 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60856 | 4.50 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60857 | 4.90 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60858 | 4.00 ppb |
2016-12-07 | AD60859 | ND |
2017-03-01 | AD72734 | 5.30 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72736 | ND |
2017-03-01 | AD72743 | 8.80 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72744 | 5.80 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72730 | 8.10 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72729 | 5.20 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72735 | 5.70 ppb |
2017-03-01 | AD72731 | ND |
2017-05-04 | AD82747 | 4.30 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82678 | ND |
2017-05-04 | AD82684 | 5.70 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82681 | 3.40 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82682 | 6.10 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82745 | 6.10 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82744 | 6.00 ppb |
2017-05-04 | AD82679 | ND |
2017-08-16 | AD93220 | 5.70 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93211 | ND |
2017-08-16 | AD93221 | 6.40 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93212 | 5.20 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93214 | 6.40 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93218 | 4.10 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93215 | 6.40 ppb |
2017-08-16 | AD93217 | ND |
2017-11-28 | AE05927 | 6.90 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05923 | ND |
2017-11-28 | AE05928 | 6.50 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05929 | 5.60 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05932 | 4.70 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05931 | 4.50 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05926 | 6.20 ppb |
2017-11-28 | AE05924 | ND |
2018-02-21 | AE14666 | 4.80 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14670 | ND |
2018-02-21 | AE14669 | 6.50 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14671 | 5.40 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14667 | 4.00 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14664 | 4.90 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14663 | 5.00 ppb |
2018-02-21 | AE14665 | ND |
2018-06-06 | AE28845 | 6.20 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28849 | 1.50 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28848 | 5.90 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28847 | 5.10 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28843 | 5.90 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28846 | 5.30 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28842 | 7.00 ppb |
2018-06-06 | AE28844 | ND |
2018-08-07 | AE35956 | 6.60 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35952 | ND |
2018-08-07 | AE35951 | 5.50 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35959 | 5.00 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35944 | 6.60 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35957 | 8.50 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35949 | 7.70 ppb |
2018-08-07 | AE35948 | ND |
2018-11-13 | AE46081 | 3.10 ppb |
2018-11-13 | AE46090 | ND |
2018-11-13 | AE46083 | 4.20 ppb |
2018-11-13 | AE46085 | 3.00 ppb |
2018-11-13 | AE46091 | 4.60 ppb |
2018-11-13 | AE46084 | 5.20 ppb |
2018-11-13 | AE46088 | ND |
2018-11-13 | AE46086 | 3.90 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52861 | 6.10 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52859 | ND |
2019-02-04 | AE52879 | 8.30 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52882 | 4.20 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52880 | 6.10 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52858 | 5.50 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52881 | 5.80 ppb |
2019-02-04 | AE52862 | ND |
2019-05-08 | AE65409 | 6.40 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65407 | ND |
2019-05-08 | AE65408 | 7.90 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65387 | 3.90 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65411 | 7.70 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65410 | 5.80 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65388 | 5.70 ppb |
2019-05-08 | AE65406 | ND |
2019-07-09 | AE73652 | 7.10 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73661 | ND |
2019-07-09 | AE73630 | 10.1 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73664 | 7.10 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73656 | 8.30 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73634 | 6.90 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73663 | 9.60 ppb |
2019-07-09 | AE73662 | ND |
2019-10-08 | AE85956 | 7.40 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85950 | ND |
2019-10-08 | AE85960 | 5.80 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85951 | 6.00 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85953 | 5.50 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85957 | 5.80 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85954 | 5.80 ppb |
2019-10-08 | AE85959 | ND |