Dibromoacetic acid
California Water Service Company - Dominguez
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2.83 ppb | 32 | 31 | ND - 3.90 ppb |
2015 | 3.07 ppb | 32 | 32 | 1.60 ppb - 4.80 ppb |
2016 | 3.87 ppb | 34 | 33 | ND - 5.90 ppb |
2017 | 4.73 ppb | 33 | 32 | ND - 9.60 ppb |
2018 | 3.13 ppb | 32 | 31 | ND - 6.30 ppb |
2019 | 2.52 ppb | 37 | 35 | ND - 4.00 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 |
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2014-02-05 | 5810-800-1115 | 3.00 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-801-1038 | 1.80 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-802-1141 | 2.30 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-803-1305 | 2.90 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-804-1117 | 2.90 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-805-1145 | 3.00 ppb |
2014-02-05 | 5810-806-1052 | ND |
2014-02-05 | 5810-807-1024 | 3.00 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-800-1305 | 3.20 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-801-1339 | 2.10 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-802-1252 | 2.60 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-803-1148 | 3.20 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-804-1104 | 3.50 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-805-1118 | 3.20 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-806-1041 | 3.20 ppb |
2014-05-07 | 5810-807-1025 | 3.20 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-800-1326 | 3.40 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-801-1413 | 2.20 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-802-1306 | 2.80 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-803-1134 | 3.50 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-804-1108 | 3.30 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-805-1134 | 3.30 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-806-1043 | 3.90 ppb |
2014-08-06 | 5810-807-1018 | 3.50 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-800-1253 | 3.10 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-801-1329 | 2.10 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-802-1201 | 2.20 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-803-1133 | 2.50 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-804-1100 | 2.80 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-805-1123 | 3.10 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-806-1048 | 2.70 ppb |
2014-11-05 | 5810-807-1507 | 3.10 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-800-1309 | 3.10 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-801-1351 | 1.60 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-802-1250 | 1.90 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-803-1135 | 3.10 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-804-1111 | 2.20 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-805-1138 | 2.00 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-806-1045 | 3.00 ppb |
2015-02-04 | 5810-807-1019 | 3.20 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-800-1323 | 3.60 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-801-1346 | 2.50 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-802-1307 | 2.60 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-803-1232 | 3.80 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-804-1110 | 4.10 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-805-1130 | 4.20 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-806-1041 | 4.00 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 5810-807-1017 | 4.00 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-800-1330 | 3.50 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-801-1406 | 2.80 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-802-1317 | 2.20 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-803-1159 | 3.50 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-804-1052 | 4.00 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-805-1117 | 4.80 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-806-1029 | 4.40 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 5810-807-0956 | 4.40 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-800-1317 | 2.90 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-801-1340 | 1.90 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-802-1301 | 2.80 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-803-1200 | 2.40 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-804-1111 | 2.80 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-805-1128 | 2.80 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-806-1037 | 1.90 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 5810-807-1012 | 2.30 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-800-1109 | 3.40 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-801-1038 | 1.80 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-802-1124 | 2.40 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-803-1244 | 3.00 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-804-1101 | 3.30 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-805-1129 | 3.40 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-806-1033 | 2.90 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 5810-807-1010 | 1.10 ppb |
2016-03-23 | 9590-018-1340 | 1.70 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-800-1305 | 4.50 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-801-1332 | 2.70 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-802-1248 | 4.50 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-803-1141 | 4.30 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-804-1057 | 4.70 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-805-1118 | 4.80 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-806-1026 | 4.50 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 5810-807-1008 | 4.30 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-800-1308 | 5.30 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-801-1346 | 5.80 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-802-1246 | 4.50 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-803-1117 | 5.50 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-804-1110 | 5.90 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-805-1130 | 5.80 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-806-1045 | 4.70 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 5810-807-1032 | 5.20 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-800-1048 | 4.10 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-801-1128 | 3.70 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-802-1154 | 4.10 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-803-1311 | 3.70 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-804-1040 | 4.10 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-805-1055 | 4.00 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-806-1023 | 4.00 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 5810-807-1000 | 3.90 ppb |
2016-12-28 | 9590-019-0930 | ND |
2017-02-08 | 5810-800-1333 | 9.20 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-801-1409 | 5.50 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-802-1321 | 4.40 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-803-1245 | 9.40 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-804-1124 | 8.20 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-805-1245 | 7.80 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-806-1159 | 9.40 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 5810-807-1129 | 9.60 ppb |
2017-03-08 | 9590-019-1430 | ND |
2017-05-03 | 5810-800-1155 | 2.80 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-801-1313 | 3.30 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-802-1143 | 2.80 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-803-1113 | 2.60 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-804-1126 | 4.60 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-805-1139 | 4.60 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-806-1106 | 2.80 ppb |
2017-05-03 | 5810-807-1037 | 2.70 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-800-1144 | 3.90 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-801-1250 | 3.70 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-802-1131 | 3.40 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-803-1059 | 4.00 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-804-1130 | 5.80 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-805-1158 | 5.40 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-806-1110 | 4.20 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 5810-807-1030 | 5.60 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-800-0904 | 3.80 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-801-0929 | 2.30 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-802-0956 | 4.00 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-803-1030 | 4.10 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-804-1027 | 3.60 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-805-1054 | 4.30 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-806-0959 | 4.00 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 5810-807-0930 | 4.30 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-800-1336 | 5.30 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-801-1304 | 2.00 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-802-1200 | 4.30 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-803-1127 | 4.40 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-804-1101 | 5.90 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-805-1120 | 5.40 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-806-1040 | 5.50 ppb |
2018-02-07 | 5810-807-1020 | 6.30 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-800-1345 | 1.60 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-801-1316 | 1.50 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-802-1219 | 2.00 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-803-1127 | 2.20 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-804-1037 | 2.90 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-805-1110 | 3.10 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-806-1015 | 2.00 ppb |
2018-05-09 | 5810-807-1045 | 1.60 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-800-1052 | 2.60 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-801-1112 | 2.00 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-802-1132 | 3.00 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-803-1200 | 2.70 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-804-0935 | 3.00 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-805-0948 | 3.20 ppb |
2018-08-23 | 5810-806-1005 | ND |
2018-08-23 | 5810-807-1035 | 2.70 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-800-1152 | 2.90 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-801-1242 | 2.00 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-802-1144 | 3.40 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-803-1103 | 3.30 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-804-1106 | 3.80 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-805-1515 | 3.80 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-806-1038 | 2.70 ppb |
2018-11-07 | 5810-807-1013 | 2.90 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-800-1120 | 1.50 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-801-1100 | 1.40 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-802-1030 | 2.40 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-803-1140 | 1.90 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-804-1320 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-805-1340 | 3.00 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-806-1300 | 1.60 ppb |
2019-02-07 | 5810-807-1230 | 2.20 ppb |
2019-02-21 | 9590-065-1345 | ND |
2019-05-08 | 5810-800-1236 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-801-1242 | 1.90 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-802-1146 | 3.00 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-803-1103 | 3.00 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-804-1120 | 3.50 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-805-1150 | 3.40 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-806-1050 | 3.10 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 5810-807-1010 | 3.00 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-800-1415 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-801-1426 | 2.70 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-802-1444 | 3.10 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-803-1511 | 3.10 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-804-1345 | 4.00 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-805-1325 | 3.40 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-806-1530 | 3.00 ppb |
2019-08-05 | 5810-807-1458 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 9590-057-1135 | 1.70 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-800-0930 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-801-0946 | 2.40 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-802-1045 | 2.90 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-803-1320 | 2.70 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-804-1345 | 3.20 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-805-1400 | 3.20 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 5810-806-0910 | ND |
2019-11-04 | 5810-807-1256 | 2.80 ppb |
2019-11-06 | 9590-057-1010 | 2.10 ppb |
2019-11-13 | 9590-057-1415 | 2.10 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 9590-057-1101 | 2.10 ppb |