Monobromoacetic acid

Massena Village

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	1.88 ppb	16	4	ND - 14.0 ppb
2015	0.375 ppb	16	2	ND - 3.00 ppb
2016	2.00 ppb	4	4	2.00 ppb
2017	0.0625 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.000 ppb
2018	0.225 ppb	16	3	ND - 1.30 ppb
2019	0.600 ppb	16	2	ND - 8.40 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
2014-02-05	140206022-003-DB	ND
2014-02-05	140206022-004-DB	ND
2014-02-05	140206022-002-DB	ND
2014-02-05	140206022-001-DB	ND
2014-05-07	140509004-002-DB	ND
2014-05-07	140509004-004-DB	ND
2014-05-07	140509004-003-DB	ND
2014-05-07	140509004-001-DB	ND
2014-08-06	140807051-004-DB	6.00 ppb
2014-08-06	14080007051-002-	14.0 ppb
2014-08-06	140807051-DBPS	6.00 ppb
2014-08-06	140807051-003-DB	4.00 ppb
2014-11-05	141107022-DBPS	ND
2014-11-05	141107022-004-DB	ND
2014-11-05	141107022-002-DB	ND
2014-11-05	141107022-003-DB	ND
2015-02-04	150206061-004-DB	ND
2015-02-04	150206061-003-DB	ND
2015-02-04	150206061-006-DB	ND
2015-02-04	150206061-005-DB	ND
2015-05-06	150507022-002-DB	ND
2015-05-06	150507022-004-DB	ND
2015-05-06	150507022-003-DB	ND
2015-05-06	150507022-DBPS	ND
2015-08-05	150806077-004-DB	ND
2015-08-05	150806077-DBPS	ND
2015-08-05	150806077-002-DB	ND
2015-08-05	150806077-003-DB	ND
2015-11-04	151105032-DBPS	ND
2015-11-04	151105032-004-DB	ND
2015-11-04	151105032-002-DB	3.00 ppb
2015-11-04	151105032-003-DB	3.00 ppb
2016-02-03	160205046-002-DB	2.00 ppb
2016-02-03	160205046-004-DB	2.00 ppb
2016-02-03	160205046-DBPS	2.00 ppb
2016-02-03	160205046-003-DB	2.00 ppb
2017-02-01	170203035-002-DB	ND
2017-02-01	170203035-001-DB	ND
2017-02-01	170203035-003-DB	1.000 ppb
2017-02-01	170203035-004-DB	ND
2017-05-03	170505038-002-DB	ND
2017-05-03	170505038-004-DB	ND
2017-05-03	170505038-003-DB	ND
2017-05-03	170505038-001-DB	ND
2017-08-02	170804039-001-DB	ND
2017-08-02	170804039-003-DB	ND
2017-08-02	170804039-004-DB	ND
2017-08-02	170804039-002-DB	ND
2017-11-08	171110056-003-DB	ND
2017-11-08	171110056-004-DB	ND
2017-11-08	171110056-002-DB	ND
2017-11-08	171110056-001-DB	ND
2018-02-07	180209031-002-DB	ND
2018-02-07	180209031-003-DB	ND
2018-02-07	180209031-004-DB	ND
2018-02-07	180209031-001DBP	ND
2018-05-02	180504029-002-DB	ND
2018-05-02	180504029-004-DB	ND
2018-05-02	180504029-001-DB	ND
2018-05-02	180504029-003-DB	ND
2018-08-01	180803040-003-DB	1.30 ppb
2018-08-01	180803040-004-DB	ND
2018-08-01	180803040-001-DB	ND
2018-08-01	180803040-002-DB	ND
2018-11-07	181109014-004-DB	1.20 ppb
2018-11-07	181109014-001-DB	1.10 ppb
2018-11-07	181109014-002-DB	ND
2018-11-07	181109014-003-DB	ND
2019-02-06	190208035-004-DB	ND
2019-02-06	190208035-003-DB	ND
2019-02-06	190208035-001-DB	ND
2019-02-06	190208035-002-DB	ND
2019-05-01	190507017-003	ND
2019-05-01	190507017-001	ND
2019-05-01	190507017-004	ND
2019-05-01	190507017-002	ND
2019-08-07	190809062-003	1.20 ppb
2019-08-07	190809062-002	ND
2019-08-07	190809062-004	ND
2019-08-07	190809062-001	ND
2019-11-06	191108041-001	ND
2019-11-06	191108041-004	ND
2019-11-06	191108041-003	ND
2019-11-06	19110841-002	8.40 ppb