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Dibromoacetic acid

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

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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162

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

110

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20142.51 ppb1712ND - 5.90 ppb
20152.55 ppb3325ND - 11.0 ppb
20162.27 ppb3322ND - 7.10 ppb
20171.89 ppb3726ND - 11.0 ppb
20181.21 ppb2110ND - 4.00 ppb
20191.62 ppb2115ND - 3.70 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
2014-08-284790-801-13304.40 ppb
2014-08-284790-802-10422.20 ppb
2014-08-284790-803-1019ND
2014-08-284790-804-12111.40 ppb
2014-08-284790-805-12303.60 ppb
2014-08-284790-806-13155.90 ppb
2014-08-284790-807-1148ND
2014-08-284790-808-11022.90 ppb
2014-08-284790-809-0904ND
2014-11-214790-801-08105.40 ppb
2014-11-214790-802-10041.30 ppb
2014-11-214790-803-0940ND
2014-11-214790-804-1048ND
2014-11-214790-805-11055.00 ppb
2014-11-214790-806-08205.80 ppb
2014-11-214790-807-08352.20 ppb
2014-11-214790-808-10302.60 ppb
2015-02-254790-801-14153.60 ppb
2015-02-254790-802-11051.60 ppb
2015-02-254790-803-1040ND
2015-02-254790-804-1305ND
2015-02-254790-805-13375.70 ppb
2015-02-254790-806-14004.20 ppb
2015-02-254790-807-12452.20 ppb
2015-02-254790-808-1220ND
2015-05-274790-801-13553.40 ppb
2015-05-274790-802-10501.30 ppb
2015-05-274790-803-1020ND
2015-05-274790-804-12121.80 ppb
2015-05-274790-805-131711.0 ppb
2015-05-274790-806-13404.10 ppb
2015-05-274790-807-11522.80 ppb
2015-05-274790-808-11253.40 ppb
2015-08-264790-801-13353.60 ppb
2015-08-264790-802-1118ND
2015-08-264790-803-1058ND
2015-08-264790-804-1226ND
2015-08-264790-805-12483.20 ppb
2015-08-264790-806-13263.20 ppb
2015-08-264790-807-11431.40 ppb
2015-08-264790-808-12102.00 ppb
2015-11-254790-801-13463.50 ppb
2015-11-254790-802-11021.20 ppb
2015-11-254790-804-12021.40 ppb
2015-11-254790-805-12282.40 ppb
2015-11-254790-806-13364.30 ppb
2015-11-254790-807-11451.40 ppb
2015-11-254790-808-11261.70 ppb
2015-11-254790-809-0953ND
2015-12-304790-803-07559.90 ppb
2016-02-254790-801-09223.40 ppb
2016-02-254790-802-1140ND
2016-02-254790-803-1202ND
2016-02-254790-804-1005ND
2016-02-254790-807-10201.90 ppb
2016-02-254790-808-10342.40 ppb
2016-05-264790-801-12007.10 ppb
2016-05-264790-802-10101.50 ppb
2016-05-264790-803-09457.00 ppb
2016-05-264790-804-1111ND
2016-05-264790-805-11302.00 ppb
2016-05-264790-806-11507.10 ppb
2016-05-264790-807-10301.50 ppb
2016-05-264790-808-1050ND
2016-05-264790-809-0900ND
2016-08-314790-801-13583.40 ppb
2016-08-314790-802-1135ND
2016-08-314790-803-11203.20 ppb
2016-08-314790-804-12492.40 ppb
2016-08-314790-805-13132.90 ppb
2016-08-314790-806-13453.00 ppb
2016-08-314790-807-12303.10 ppb
2016-08-314790-808-12052.40 ppb
2016-08-314790-809-1030ND
2016-11-304790-801-10344.90 ppb
2016-11-304790-802-1330ND
2016-11-304790-803-14085.20 ppb
2016-11-304790-804-1226ND
2016-11-304790-805-10502.80 ppb
2016-11-304790-806-14404.60 ppb
2016-11-304790-807-12331.50 ppb
2016-11-304790-808-13051.60 ppb
2016-11-304790-809-0958ND
2017-02-274790-801-15172.10 ppb
2017-02-274790-802-12322.20 ppb
2017-02-274790-803-125511.0 ppb
2017-02-274790-804-14271.60 ppb
2017-02-274790-805-10152.10 ppb
2017-02-274790-806-14552.50 ppb
2017-02-274790-807-13301.60 ppb
2017-02-274790-808-1400ND
2017-02-274790-809-1130ND
2017-04-289590-002-13103.00 ppb
2017-05-319590-801-1450ND
2017-05-319590-802-12081.10 ppb
2017-05-319590-803-11408.10 ppb
2017-05-319590-804-1412ND
2017-05-319590-805-14332.50 ppb
2017-05-319590-806-15031.40 ppb
2017-05-319590-807-1234ND
2017-05-319590-808-1250ND
2017-05-319590-809-1050ND
2017-08-319590-801-14001.40 ppb
2017-08-319590-802-11142.10 ppb
2017-08-319590-803-10422.60 ppb
2017-08-319590-804-1140ND
2017-08-319590-805-12101.60 ppb
2017-08-319590-806-10401.90 ppb
2017-08-319590-807-11182.00 ppb
2017-08-319590-808-13261.70 ppb
2017-08-319590-809-0952ND
2017-11-299590-801-15533.00 ppb
2017-11-299590-802-13201.30 ppb
2017-11-299590-803-12535.90 ppb
2017-11-299590-804-1455ND
2017-11-299590-805-15352.10 ppb
2017-11-299590-806-13391.70 ppb
2017-11-299590-807-15102.50 ppb
2017-11-299590-808-14101.10 ppb
2017-11-299590-809-1150ND
2018-01-109590-805-15503.20 ppb
2018-02-289590-801-15281.80 ppb
2018-02-289590-802-1248ND
2018-02-289590-803-1221ND
2018-02-289590-804-14301.80 ppb
2018-02-289590-805-14502.90 ppb
2018-02-289590-806-15102.60 ppb
2018-02-289590-807-13152.50 ppb
2018-02-289590-808-1330ND
2018-02-289590-809-1100ND
2018-03-299590-805-11434.00 ppb
2018-11-284790-801-15402.40 ppb
2018-11-284790-802-1047ND
2018-11-284790-803-1020ND
2018-11-284790-804-1344ND
2018-11-284790-805-1425ND
2018-11-284790-806-1248ND
2018-11-284790-807-1358ND
2018-11-284790-808-1323ND
2018-11-284790-809-15042.80 ppb
2018-12-274790-802-11521.40 ppb
2019-02-284790-801-1215ND
2019-02-284790-802-1106ND
2019-02-284790-809-09551.30 ppb
2019-08-294790-801-08182.40 ppb
2019-08-294790-802-10582.40 ppb
2019-08-294790-803-1010ND
2019-08-294790-804-11402.90 ppb
2019-08-294790-805-08023.70 ppb
2019-08-294790-806-08382.30 ppb
2019-08-294790-807-11202.30 ppb
2019-08-294790-808-12562.50 ppb
2019-08-294790-809-09101.10 ppb
2019-11-264790-801-14392.30 ppb
2019-11-264790-802-1047ND
2019-11-264790-803-1019ND
2019-11-264790-804-13002.40 ppb
2019-11-264790-805-13492.40 ppb
2019-11-264790-806-14202.10 ppb
2019-11-264790-807-13252.40 ppb
2019-11-264790-808-11501.50 ppb
2019-11-264790-809-0915ND