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Monobromoacetic acid

Eastern Municipal Water District

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

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND410ND
20190.415 ppb4710ND - 2.50 ppb
20200.0458 ppb482ND - 1.10 ppb
20210.106 ppb332ND - 2.50 ppb
2022ND470ND
20230.0469 ppb492ND - 1.20 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-19CA3310009_DST_101-201803191108ND
2018-03-19CA3310009_DST_102-201803190813ND
2018-03-20CA3310009_DST_111-201803201247ND
2018-03-20CA3310009_DST_103-201803200848ND
2018-03-20CA3310009_DST_108-201803201344ND
2018-03-20CA3310009_DST_113-201803201040ND
2018-03-21CA3310009_DST_106-201803210955ND
2018-03-21CA3310009_DST_112-201803211302ND
2018-03-22CA3310009_DST_109-201803220836ND
2018-03-22CA3310009_DST_110-201803221342ND
2018-03-22CA3310009_DST_107-201803220810ND
2018-06-18CA3310009_DST_102-201806180845ND
2018-06-18CA3310009_DST_101-201806181005ND
2018-06-18CA3310009_DST_111-201806180800ND
2018-06-19CA3310009_DST_113-201806191120ND
2018-06-19CA3310009_DST_108-201806191338ND
2018-06-19CA3310009_DST_107-201806191259ND
2018-06-19CA3310009_DST_109-201806191212ND
2018-06-20CA3310009_DST_110-201806201045ND
2018-06-20CA3310009_DST_112-201806201237ND
2018-06-20CA3310009_DST_103-201806201120ND
2018-06-20CA3310009_DST_106-201806200900ND
2018-09-17CA3310009_DST_108-201809171321ND
2018-09-17CA3310009_DST_101-201809171209ND
2018-09-17CA3310009_DST_102-201809170830ND
2018-09-18CA3310009_DST_109-201809181102ND
2018-09-18CA3310009_DST_111-201809181357ND
2018-09-18CA3310009_DST_107-201809181222ND
2018-09-19CA3310009_DST_112-201809191232ND
2018-09-19CA3310009_DST_106-201809190825ND
2018-12-10CA3310009_DST_102-201812100839ND
2018-12-10CA3310009_DST_108-201812101349ND
2018-12-10CA3310009_DST_101-201812101223ND
2018-12-11CA3310009_DST_109-201812111100ND
2018-12-11CA3310009_DST_111-201812111355ND
2018-12-11CA3310009_DST_107-201812111230ND
2018-12-12CA3310009_DST_106-201812120805ND
2018-12-12CA3310009_DST_112-201812121218ND
2018-12-13CA3310009_DST_103-201812130756ND
2018-12-13CA3310009_DST_113-201812130824ND
2018-12-13CA3310009_DST_110-201812130909ND
2019-03-18CA3310009_DST_102-2019031808171.40 ppb
2019-03-18CA3310009_DST_101-2019031810451.90 ppb
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_104-2019031911431.70 ppb
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_107-2019031915311.90 ppb
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_108-2019031913261.70 ppb
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_109-201903191601ND
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_113-201903191047ND
2019-03-19CA3310009_DST_111-2019031912422.30 ppb
2019-03-20CA3310009_DST_106-2019032009251.80 ppb
2019-03-20CA3310009_DST_112-2019032013062.50 ppb
2019-03-20CA3310009_DST_103-2019032009021.90 ppb
2019-03-21CA3310009_DST_110-2019032112052.40 ppb
2019-06-17CA3310009_DST_101-201906171011ND
2019-06-17CA3310009_DST_102-201906170904ND
2019-06-18CA3310009_DST_107-201906181159ND
2019-06-18CA3310009_DST_108-201906181237ND
2019-06-18CA3310009_DST_113-201906181055ND
2019-06-18CA3310009_DST_104-201906181007ND
2019-06-19CA3310009_DST_106-201906190945ND
2019-06-19CA3310009_DST_112-201906191228ND
2019-06-20CA3310009_DST_103-201906201325ND
2019-06-20CA3310009_DST_110-201906201220ND
2019-06-20CA3310009_DST_109-201906201210ND
2019-06-20CA3310009_DST_111-201906201130ND
2019-09-16CA3310009_DST_113-201909161333ND
2019-09-16CA3310009_DST_104-201909161405ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_102-201909170945ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_111-201909171035ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_112-201909170935ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_109-201909171228ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_101-201909171228ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_106-201909171010ND
2019-09-17CA3310009_DST_108-201909171010ND
2019-09-18CA3310009_DST_107-201909181146ND
2019-09-18CA3310009_DST_106-201909180922ND
2019-09-18CA3310009_DST_109-201909181030ND
2019-09-19CA3310009_DST_106-201909190832ND
2019-09-19CA3310009_DST_103-201909190754ND
2019-09-19CA3310009_DST_110-201909190832ND
2019-12-16CA3310009_DST_104-201912161429ND
2019-12-17CA3310009_DST_102-201912170909ND
2019-12-17CA3310009_DST_101-201912171030ND
2019-12-18CA3310009_DST_108-201912181314ND
2019-12-18CA3310009_DST_103-201912181006ND
2019-12-18CA3310009_DST_106-201912180852ND
2019-12-18CA3310009_DST_112-201912180940ND
2019-12-19CA3310009_DST_110-201912191205ND
2020-03-16CA3310009_DST_107-202003161501ND
2020-03-16CA3310009_DST_109-202003161524ND
2020-03-16CA3310009_DST_111-202003161436ND
2020-03-16CA3310009_DST_101-202003161040ND
2020-03-16CA3310009_DST_102-202003160854ND
2020-03-17CA3310009_DST_104-202003171152ND
2020-03-17CA3310009_DST_108-202003171336ND
2020-03-17CA3310009_DST_113-202003171054ND
2020-03-18CA3310009_DST_106-202003180940ND
2020-03-18CA3310009_DST_112-202003181238ND
2020-03-19CA3310009_DST_103-202003191225ND
2020-03-19CA3310009_DST_110-202003191149ND
2020-06-15CA3310009_DST_101-20200615NULND
2020-06-15CA3310009_DST_102-202006150945ND
2020-06-16CA3310009_DST_109-202006161145ND
2020-06-16CA3310009_DST_113-202006161058ND
2020-06-16CA3310009_DST_107-202006161227ND
2020-06-16CA3310009_DST_108-202006161302ND
2020-06-16CA3310009_DST_104-202006161018ND
2020-06-17CA3310009_DST_112-202006171303ND
2020-06-17CA3310009_DST_111-202006171142ND
2020-06-17CA3310009_DST_103-202006171108ND
2020-06-17CA3310009_DST_106-202006171040ND
2020-06-18CA3310009_DST_110-202006181140ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_101-202009221417ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_103-202009220951ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_107-202009221524ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_113-202009221019ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_111-202009221321ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_108-202009221452ND
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_104-2020092211051.10 ppb
2020-09-22CA3310009_DST_109-202009221554ND
2020-09-23CA3310009_DST_112-202009231324ND
2020-09-23CA3310009_DST_106-202009230845ND
2020-09-24CA3310009_DST_102-202009240818ND
2020-09-24CA3310009_DST_110-202009241313ND
2020-12-14CA3310009_DST_102-202012140912ND
2020-12-14CA3310009_DST_104-2020121407551.10 ppb
2020-12-14CA3310009_DST_101-202012141103ND
2020-12-15CA3310009_DST_113-202012151027ND
2020-12-15CA3310009_DST_111-202012151337ND
2020-12-15CA3310009_DST_103-202012150951ND
2020-12-15CA3310009_DST_108-202012151419ND
2020-12-16CA3310009_DST_106-202012160847ND
2020-12-16CA3310009_DST_109-202012161532ND
2020-12-16CA3310009_DST_107-202012161509ND
2020-12-16CA3310009_DST_112-202012161327ND
2020-12-17CA3310009_DST_110-202012171331ND
2021-03-10CA3310009_DST_104-2021031009352.50 ppb
2021-03-17CA3310009_DST_112-202103171224ND
2021-03-17CA3310009_DST_106-202103171010ND
2021-03-17CA3310009_DST_108-202103171436ND
2021-03-17CA3310009_DST_113-202103171522ND
2021-03-18CA3310009_DST_107-20210318NULND
2021-03-18CA3310009_DST_109-20210318NULND
2021-03-18CA3310009_DST_103-20210318NUL1.000 ppb
2021-03-18CA3310009_DST_110-20210318NULND
2021-06-21CA3310009_DST_101-202106211241ND
2021-06-21CA3310009_DST_104-202106210750ND
2021-06-21CA3310009_DST_102-202106210911ND
2021-06-22CA3310009_DST_113-202106221030ND
2021-06-22CA3310009_DST_107-202106221240ND
2021-06-22CA3310009_DST_109-202106221127ND
2021-06-22CA3310009_DST_111-202106221355ND
2021-06-23CA3310009_DST_106-202106230826ND
2021-06-23CA3310009_DST_108-202106231502ND
2021-06-23CA3310009_DST_103-202106231536ND
2021-06-23CA3310009_DST_112-202106231208ND
2021-06-24CA3310009_DST_110-20210624NULND
2021-12-13CA3310009_DST_102-202112130915ND
2021-12-13CA3310009_DST_101-202112131132ND
2021-12-13CA3310009_DST_104-202112130720ND
2021-12-14CA3310009_DST_113-202112141020ND
2021-12-14CA3310009_DST_103-202112140944ND
2021-12-14CA3310009_DST_111-202112141340ND
2021-12-15CA3310009_DST_107-202112151535ND
2021-12-15CA3310009_DST_108-202112151444ND
2021-12-15CA3310009_DST_112-202112151237ND
2021-12-15CA3310009_DST_109-202112151555ND
2021-12-15CA3310009_DST_106-202112150852ND
2021-12-16CA3310009_DST_110-202112161324ND
2022-03-21CA3310009_DST_101-202203211010ND
2022-03-21CA3310009_DST_104-20220321NULND
2022-03-21CA3310009_DST_102-202203210906ND
2022-03-21CA3310009_DST_111-202203210817ND
2022-03-22CA3310009_DST_108-202203221320ND
2022-03-22CA3310009_DST_109-202203221157ND
2022-03-22CA3310009_DST_113-202203221104ND
2022-03-22CA3310009_DST_107-202203221248ND
2022-03-23CA3310009_DST_112-202203230905ND
2022-03-23CA3310009_DST_106-202203231143ND
2022-03-24CA3310009_DST_103-202203241301ND
2022-03-24CA3310009_DST_110-202203241214ND
2022-06-20CA3310009_DST_102-202206200925ND
2022-06-20CA3310009_DST_104-202206200730ND
2022-06-20CA3310009_DST_101-202206201322ND
2022-06-21CA3310009_DST_113-202206211005ND
2022-06-21CA3310009_DST_109-202206211100ND
2022-06-21CA3310009_DST_107-202206211158ND
2022-06-21CA3310009_DST_111-202206211417ND
2022-06-21CA3310009_DST_108-202206211444ND
2022-06-22CA3310009_DST_106-202206220906ND
2022-06-22CA3310009_DST_112-202206221222ND
2022-06-23CA3310009_DST_110-202206231234ND
2022-09-19CA3310009_DST_101-202209191033ND
2022-09-19CA3310009_DST_104-202209190730ND
2022-09-19CA3310009_DST_102-202209190913ND
2022-09-20CA3310009_DST_103-202209200932ND
2022-09-20CA3310009_DST_111-202209201240ND
2022-09-20CA3310009_DST_113-202209201007ND
2022-09-21CA3310009_DST_106-202209211328ND
2022-09-21CA3310009_DST_109-202209211551ND
2022-09-21CA3310009_DST_107-202209211521ND
2022-09-21CA3310009_DST_108-202209211450ND
2022-09-21CA3310009_DST_112-202209210921ND
2022-09-22CA3310009_DST_110-202209220815ND
2022-12-12CA3310009_DST_104-202212120705ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_107-202212131434ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_101-202212131050ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_102-202212130934ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_108-202212131409ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_109-202212131404ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_111-202212131458ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_103-202212131006ND
2022-12-13CA3310009_DST_113-202212131050ND
2022-12-14CA3310009_DST_106-202212141359ND
2022-12-14CA3310009_DST_112-202212140930ND
2022-12-15CA3310009_DST_110-202212150824ND
2023-03-20CA3310009_DST_101-202303201017ND
2023-03-20CA3310009_DST_102-202303200914ND
2023-03-20CA3310009_DST_111-202303200832ND
2023-03-21CA3310009_DST_104-202303210740ND
2023-03-21CA3310009_DST_109-202303210956ND
2023-03-21CA3310009_DST_107-202303210920ND
2023-03-21CA3310009_DST_108-202303210808ND
2023-03-21CA3310009_DST_113-202303211035ND
2023-03-22CA3310009_DST_106-202303221432ND
2023-03-22CA3310009_DST_112-202303221051ND
2023-03-23CA3310009_DST_110-202303230845ND
2023-03-23CA3310009_DST_103-202303230759ND
2023-06-19CA3310009_DST_101-202306191257ND
2023-06-19CA3310009_DST_104-202306190728ND
2023-06-19CA3310009_DST_102-202306190927ND
2023-06-20CA3310009_DST_109-202306201048ND
2023-06-20CA3310009_DST_113-202306200957ND
2023-06-20CA3310009_DST_107-202306201151ND
2023-06-20CA3310009_DST_111-202306201308ND
2023-06-21CA3310009_DST_108-202306210900ND
2023-06-21CA3310009_DST_112-202306211052ND
2023-06-21CA3310009_DST_106-202306211439ND
2023-06-22CA3310009_DST_110-202306221155ND
2023-06-22CA3310009_DST_103-202306221230ND
2023-07-05CA3310009_187_187-202307050715ND
2023-09-18CA3310009_DST_102-202309180939ND
2023-09-18CA3310009_DST_101-202309181350ND
2023-09-18CA3310009_DST_104-202309180700ND
2023-09-19CA3310009_DST_113-202309191026ND
2023-09-19CA3310009_DST_103-202309190928ND
2023-09-19CA3310009_DST_109-202309191125ND
2023-09-19CA3310009_DST_111-202309191316ND
2023-09-20CA3310009_DST_106-202309201330ND
2023-09-20CA3310009_DST_107-202309201532ND
2023-09-20CA3310009_DST_108-202309201458ND
2023-09-20CA3310009_DST_112-202309200916ND
2023-09-21CA3310009_DST_110-202309210905ND
2023-12-11CA3310009_DST_108-202312110759ND
2023-12-11CA3310009_DST_101-202312111041ND
2023-12-11CA3310009_DST_102-202312110923ND
2023-12-12CA3310009_DST_104-2023121207551.20 ppb
2023-12-12CA3310009_DST_111-202312121031ND
2023-12-12CA3310009_DST_103-202312121300ND
2023-12-12CA3310009_DST_113-2023121209501.10 ppb
2023-12-13CA3310009_DST_107-202312131531ND
2023-12-13CA3310009_DST_112-202312130841ND
2023-12-13CA3310009_DST_109-202312131500ND
2023-12-13CA3310009_DST_106-202312131213ND
2023-12-14CA3310009_DST_110-202312140834ND
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