Dibromoacetic acid

City of Santa Fe Water System

Dibromoacetic 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.

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

192

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.703 ppb	32	14	ND - 2.18 ppb
2015	0.590 ppb	32	17	ND - 2.02 ppb
2016	0.464 ppb	32	9	ND - 2.73 ppb
2017	0.220 ppb	32	5	ND - 1.96 ppb
2018	0.630 ppb	32	13	ND - 2.43 ppb
2019	0.142 ppb	32	3	ND - 1.97 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-02-19	1402868-002A	2.18 ppb
2014-02-19	1402843-001A	1.90 ppb
2014-02-19	1402846-002A	1.81 ppb
2014-02-19	1402870-002A	ND
2014-02-19	1402873-002A	ND
2014-02-19	1402875-002A	ND
2014-02-19	1402872-002A	ND
2014-02-19	1402847-002A	ND
2014-05-19	1405791-001B	1.68 ppb
2014-05-19	1405793-001B	1.66 ppb
2014-05-19	1405804-001B	1.54 ppb
2014-05-19	1405795-001B	1.52 ppb
2014-05-19	1405802-001B	1.24 ppb
2014-05-19	1405799-001B	ND
2014-05-19	1405801-001B	ND
2014-05-19	1405788-001B	ND
2014-08-20	1408A57-001B	1.66 ppb
2014-08-20	1408A71-001B	1.54 ppb
2014-08-20	1408A73-001B	1.33 ppb
2014-08-20	1408A61-001B	ND
2014-08-20	1408A58-001B	ND
2014-08-20	1408A64-001B	ND
2014-08-20	1408A54-001B	ND
2014-08-20	1408A59-001B	ND
2014-11-18	1411738-001B	1.90 ppb
2014-11-18	1411740-001B	1.53 ppb
2014-11-18	1411734-001B	1.01 ppb
2014-11-18	1411733-001B	ND
2014-11-18	1411736-001B	ND
2014-11-18	1411739-001B	ND
2014-11-18	1411735-001B	ND
2014-11-18	1411737-001B	ND
2015-02-20	1502897-001B	2.02 ppb
2015-02-20	1502890-001B	1.90 ppb
2015-02-20	1502896-001B	1.82 ppb
2015-02-20	1502893-001B	ND
2015-02-20	1502892-001B	ND
2015-02-20	1502882-001B	ND
2015-02-20	1502887-001B	ND
2015-02-20	1502889-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505736-001B	1.50 ppb
2015-05-14	1505738-001B	1.44 ppb
2015-05-14	1505734-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505739-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505733-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505735-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505740-001B	ND
2015-05-14	1505737-001B	ND
2015-08-20	2015026009	1.50 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026002	1.20 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026005	0.960 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026003	0.170 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026006	0.120 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026008	0.110 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026004	0.0800 ppb
2015-08-20	2015026007	ND
2015-11-18	1511A67-001A	1.29 ppb
2015-11-18	1511A73-001A	1.26 ppb
2015-11-18	1511A72-001A	1.19 ppb
2015-11-18	1511A70-001A	1.18 ppb
2015-11-18	1511A71-001A	1.14 ppb
2015-11-18	1511A69-001A	ND
2015-11-18	1511A66-001A	ND
2015-11-18	1511A68-001A	ND
2016-02-19	1602872-001A	1.39 ppb
2016-02-19	1602878-001A	1.06 ppb
2016-02-19	1602880-001A	ND
2016-02-19	1602875-001A	ND
2016-02-19	1602879-001A	ND
2016-02-19	1602881-001A	ND
2016-02-26	1602B39-001A	1.51 ppb
2016-02-26	1602B41-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605816-001A	1.50 ppb
2016-05-17	1605815-001A	1.20 ppb
2016-05-17	1605811-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605810-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605809-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605812-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605814-001A	ND
2016-05-17	1605807-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D78-001A	1.04 ppb
2016-08-23	1608D76-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D75-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D83-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D79-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D80-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D81-001A	ND
2016-08-23	1608D82-001A	ND
2016-11-16	1611916-001	2.73 ppb
2016-11-16	1611914-001	2.29 ppb
2016-11-16	1611918-001	2.14 ppb
2016-11-16	1611919-001	ND
2016-11-16	1611920-001	ND
2016-11-16	1611922-001	ND
2016-11-16	1611924-001	ND
2016-11-16	1611913-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A05-001	1.96 ppb
2017-02-22	1702A06-001	1.14 ppb
2017-02-22	1702A14-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A09-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A08-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A07-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A17-001	ND
2017-02-22	1702A10-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B16-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B17-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B18-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B19-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B14-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B20-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B15-001	ND
2017-05-16	1705B21-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D87-001	1.44 ppb
2017-08-22	1708D91-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D89-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D88-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D85-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D84-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708D83-001	ND
2017-08-22	1708F32-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C30-001	1.37 ppb
2017-11-22	1711C23-001	1.12 ppb
2017-11-22	1711C24-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C28-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C29-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C25-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C26-001	ND
2017-11-22	1711C22-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A42-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A47-001	1.20 ppb
2018-02-19	1802A49-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A50-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A51-001	1.40 ppb
2018-02-19	1802A52-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A53-001	ND
2018-02-19	1802A54-001	ND
2018-05-16	1805925-001	1.11 ppb
2018-05-16	1805927-001	1.25 ppb
2018-05-16	1805930-001	ND
2018-05-16	1805932-001	1.14 ppb
2018-05-16	1805935-001	ND
2018-05-16	1805939-001	ND
2018-05-16	1805941-001	ND
2018-05-16	1805942-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D17-001	1.37 ppb
2018-08-21	1808D18-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D19-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D21-001	1.54 ppb
2018-08-21	1808D24-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D25-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D27-001	ND
2018-08-21	1808D29-001	1.34 ppb
2018-11-19	1811992-001	2.43 ppb
2018-11-19	1811994-001	ND
2018-11-19	1811996-001	2.02 ppb
2018-11-19	1811997-001	2.19 ppb
2018-11-19	1811998-001	ND
2018-11-19	1811A00-001	1.05 ppb
2018-11-19	1811A01-001	2.11 ppb
2018-11-19	1811A02-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902809-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902810-001	1.57 ppb
2019-02-19	1902813-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902814-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902816-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902817-001	1.97 ppb
2019-02-19	1902818-001	ND
2019-02-19	1902819-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905769-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905771-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905773-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905774-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905777-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905780-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905781-001	ND
2019-05-14	1905783-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908C96-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908C99-001	1.01 ppb
2019-08-20	1908D01-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908D03-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908D05-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908D07-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908D09-001	ND
2019-08-20	1908D10-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911984-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911986-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911987-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911990-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911993-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911994-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911995-001	ND
2019-11-19	1911996-001	ND