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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Wvaw - Weston

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.

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98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND180ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-03-1025023301ND
2014-03-1025023201ND
2014-03-1025023101ND
2014-03-1025023001ND
2014-06-1025885901ND
2014-06-1025885801ND
2014-06-1025885701ND
2014-06-1025885601ND
2014-09-1027008301ND
2014-09-1027008201ND
2014-09-1027008401ND
2014-09-1027008501ND
2014-12-1027703301ND
2014-12-1027703201ND
2014-12-1027703101ND
2014-12-1027703001ND
2015-03-1228368801ND
2015-03-1228368701ND
2015-03-1228368601ND
2015-03-1228368501ND
2015-06-1029210801ND
2015-06-1029210901ND
2015-06-1029211101ND
2015-06-1029211001ND
2015-09-1130121501ND
2015-09-1130121401ND
2015-09-1130121301ND
2015-09-1130121201ND
2015-12-1030767501ND
2015-12-1030767401ND
2015-12-1030767301ND
2015-12-1030767201ND
2016-03-1431492401ND
2016-03-1431492301ND
2016-03-1431492501ND
2016-03-1431492601ND
2016-06-1432364701ND
2016-06-1432364601ND
2016-06-1432364501ND
2016-06-1432364401ND
2016-09-1233191601ND
2016-09-1233191501ND
2016-09-2733691001ND
2016-09-2733690901ND
2016-12-0634016201ND
2016-12-0634016101ND
2016-12-0634016001ND
2016-12-0634015901ND
2017-03-0834884001ND
2017-03-0834883901ND
2017-03-0834883801ND
2017-03-0834883701ND
2017-06-1235736201ND
2017-06-1235736101ND
2017-06-1235736001ND
2017-06-1235735901ND
2017-09-1336959401ND
2017-09-1336959301ND
2017-09-1336959201ND
2017-09-1336959101ND
2017-12-1137908101ND
2017-12-1137907801ND
2017-12-1137907901ND
2017-12-1137908001ND
2018-03-1238845201ND
2018-03-1238845101ND
2018-03-1238845001ND
2018-03-1238844901ND
2018-06-0739771801ND
2018-06-0739771701ND
2018-06-0739771601ND
2018-06-0739771501ND
2018-06-2540344401ND
2018-06-2540344301ND
2018-09-0440926701ND
2018-09-0440926601ND
2018-09-0440926501ND
2018-09-0440926401ND
2018-12-1042219701ND
2018-12-1042219601ND
2018-12-1042219501ND
2018-12-1042219401ND
2019-03-1243435401ND
2019-03-1243435501ND
2019-03-1243435601ND
2019-03-1243435701ND
2019-06-1144565701ND
2019-06-1144565601ND
2019-06-1144565501ND
2019-06-1144565401ND
2019-09-0946285301ND
2019-09-0946285201ND
2019-09-0946285101ND
2019-09-0946285001ND
2019-12-0947672801ND
2019-12-0947673101ND
2019-12-0947673001ND
2019-12-0947672901ND