Bromoacetic acid (BAA)
CAS: 79-08-3 | Type: disinfection_byproduct
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Risk (Children)Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
Molecular FormulaC2H3BrO2
Molecular Weight138.95
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Volume 84: Some Drinking-water Disinfectants and Contaminants, Including Arsenic — Dichloroacetic Acid Group 2B, Trichloroacetic Acid Group 2B (upgraded to 2B in Vol 106, 2014; Group 3 in this Vol 84), MX Group 2B (2004) REGULATORY · 2004
- US EPA: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (40 CFR Parts 141 and 142) — TTHM MCL 80 μg/L, HAA5 MCL 60 μg/L, Locational Running Annual Average, BDCM Cancer Risk Assessment, Bladder Cancer Epidemiology (2006) REGULATORY · 2006
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6227; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID7021495 (Bromoacetic acid (BAA)) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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