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Monobromoacetic acid

Manitou Springs, City of

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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40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND60ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND100ND
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 Result
2015-05-28ND
2015-05-28ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-11-23ND
2015-11-23ND
2016-02-17ND
2016-02-17ND
2016-05-17ND
2016-05-17ND
2016-08-02ND
2016-08-02ND
2016-11-16ND
2016-11-16ND
2017-02-07ND
2017-02-07ND
2017-05-26ND
2017-05-26ND
2017-08-16ND
2017-08-16ND
2017-11-14ND
2017-11-14ND
2018-02-21ND
2018-02-21ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-08-14ND
2018-08-14ND
2018-10-16ND
2018-10-16ND
2018-11-27ND
2018-11-27ND
2019-02-06ND
2019-02-06ND
2019-05-15ND
2019-05-15ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-11-05ND
2019-11-05ND