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Monobromoacetic acid

Brookmont Area

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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71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND140ND
2017ND410ND
20180.250 ppb41ND - 1.000 ppb
20190.785 ppb41ND - 3.14 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
2014-03-201403O69-02AND
2014-06-191406P99-02AND
2014-09-181409O57-02AND
2014-12-181412R04-02AND
2015-03-1900281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-1800281-REI CONSULND
2015-09-1700281-REI CONSULND
2015-12-1700281-REI CONSULND
2016-02-1816002O39-02AND
2016-03-1716032421-02AND
2016-06-1616062278-06AND
2016-09-1516091889-01AND
2016-11-1716112481-04AND
2016-11-1716112481-02AND
2016-12-0716121369-04AND
2016-12-0716121369-02AND
2016-12-1516122219-04AND
2016-12-1516122219-02AND
2016-12-2216122853-04AND
2016-12-2216122853-02AND
2016-12-2916123372-04AND
2016-12-2916123372-02AND
2017-01-0517010641-02AND
2017-01-0517010641-04AND
2017-01-1217011473-02AND
2017-01-1217011473-04AND
2017-01-1917012180-01AND
2017-01-1917012180-03AND
2017-01-2517012793-04AND
2017-01-2517012793-03AND
2017-02-0917021514-02AND
2017-02-0917021514-04AND
2017-02-1517022321-04AND
2017-02-1517022321-02AND
2017-02-2317023002-02AND
2017-02-2317023002-04AND
2017-03-0117030538-02AND
2017-03-0117030538-04AND
2017-03-0917031495-04AND
2017-03-0917031495-02AND
2017-03-1617032268-04AND
2017-03-1617032268-02AND
2017-03-2317033009-04AND
2017-03-2317033009-02AND
2017-03-3017040039-02AND
2017-03-3017040039-04AND
2017-04-0617040990-02AND
2017-04-0617040990-04AND
2017-04-1317041832-04AND
2017-04-1317041832-02AND
2017-04-2017042525-04AND
2017-04-2017042525-02AND
2017-04-2717043244-04AND
2017-04-2717043244-02AND
2017-05-0417050909-02AND
2017-05-0417050909-04AND
2017-05-1117051836-02AND
2017-05-1117051836-04AND
2017-05-1817052780-02AND
2017-05-1817052780-04AND
2017-06-1517062405-06AND
2017-09-1417092138-02AND
2017-12-1417122286-02AND
2018-03-1518032212-02AND
2018-06-1418062309-02AND
2018-09-2018092761-02A1.000 ppb
2018-12-1918122948-02AND
2019-03-1419032061-033.14 ppb
2019-06-2019062858-01AND
2019-09-19731898005ND
2019-12-197312419008ND