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Monobromoacetic acid

Los Alamos Municipal Water System

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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76

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
20150.0805 ppb208ND - 0.360 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND160ND
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
2014-03-051403212-001AND
2014-06-101406451-001AND
2014-09-241409C33-001BND
2014-09-241409C06-001BND
2015-02-181502747-001BND
2015-02-181502750-001BND
2015-02-181502748-001BND
2015-02-181502752-001BND
2015-03-091503355-001BND
2015-03-091503351-001BND
2015-03-091503354-001BND
2015-03-091503352-001BND
2015-06-082015016986ND
2015-06-082015016988ND
2015-06-082015016987ND
2015-06-082015016989ND
2015-09-0820150268680.360 ppb
2015-09-0820150268670.330 ppb
2015-09-0820150268660.210 ppb
2015-09-0820150268650.120 ppb
2015-12-0820150359240.170 ppb
2015-12-0820150359210.130 ppb
2015-12-0820150359230.140 ppb
2015-12-0820150359220.150 ppb
2016-03-082016006620ND
2016-03-082016006619ND
2016-03-082016006618ND
2016-03-082016006617ND
2016-06-062016015776ND
2016-06-062016015779ND
2016-06-062016015778ND
2016-06-062016015777ND
2016-09-072016026210ND
2016-09-072016026209ND
2016-09-072016026208ND
2016-09-072016026207ND
2016-12-072016035067ND
2016-12-072016035068ND
2016-12-072016035070ND
2016-12-072016035069ND
2017-03-152017007538ND
2017-03-152017007539ND
2017-03-152017007537ND
2017-03-242017008621ND
2017-06-162017017710ND
2017-06-162017017707ND
2017-06-162017017708ND
2017-06-162017017709ND
2017-09-112017026121ND
2017-09-112017026120ND
2017-09-112017026119ND
2017-09-112017026118ND
2018-03-072018006697ND
2018-03-072018006696ND
2018-03-072018006695ND
2018-03-072018006694ND
2018-06-132018016393ND
2018-06-132018016392ND
2018-06-132018016391ND
2018-06-132018016390ND
2018-09-112018025476ND
2018-09-112018025477ND
2018-09-112018025478ND
2018-09-112018025479ND
2018-12-122018034406ND
2018-12-122018034407ND
2018-12-122018034408ND
2018-12-122018034409ND
2019-03-152019006517ND
2019-03-152019006519ND
2019-03-152019006518ND
2019-03-152019006516ND
2019-06-122019016229ND
2019-06-122019016228ND
2019-06-122019016227ND
2019-06-122019016226ND