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Monobromoacetic acid

Valley Water Company

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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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
20160.338 ppb82ND - 1.40 ppb
2017ND80ND
20180.225 ppb81ND - 1.80 ppb
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
2014-02-059590-801-0930ND
2014-02-059590-800-1000ND
2014-05-069590-801-0930ND
2014-05-069590-800-1000ND
2014-08-059590-801-0900ND
2014-08-059590-800-0935ND
2014-11-049590-801-0900ND
2014-11-049590-800-0930ND
2015-02-039590-800-1030ND
2015-02-039590-801-0930ND
2015-05-059590-800-0950ND
2015-05-059590-801-0925ND
2015-08-049590-800-0830ND
2015-08-049590-801-0910ND
2015-11-039590-800-1000ND
2015-11-039590-801-0910ND
2016-02-029590-800-0955ND
2016-02-029590-801-0905ND
2016-05-049590-800-0950ND
2016-05-049590-801-0930ND
2016-08-029590-800-10501.30 ppb
2016-08-029590-801-10001.40 ppb
2016-11-019590-800-1100ND
2016-11-019590-801-1010ND
2017-02-019590-801-0845ND
2017-02-019590-800-0945ND
2017-05-029590-801-0925ND
2017-05-029590-800-1000ND
2017-08-019590-801-1030ND
2017-08-019590-800-1120ND
2017-11-019590-801-0855ND
2017-11-019590-800-0945ND
2018-02-019590-800-1000ND
2018-02-019590-801-0840ND
2018-05-019590-800-1130ND
2018-05-019590-801-1045ND
2018-08-019590-801-0825ND
2018-08-019590-800-09001.80 ppb
2018-11-019590-801-0930ND
2018-11-019590-800-1030ND
2019-02-049590-801-0915ND
2019-02-049590-800-0950ND
2019-05-069590-801-0850ND
2019-05-069590-800-0930ND
2019-08-059590-801-1010ND
2019-08-059590-800-1130ND
2019-11-049590-801-0940ND
2019-11-049590-800-1000ND