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Dibromoacetic acid

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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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112

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

36

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND320ND
2015ND150ND
2016ND170ND
20170.343 ppb164ND - 1.58 ppb
20181.05 ppb16160.747 ppb - 1.56 ppb
20190.977 ppb16160.749 ppb - 1.21 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
2014-03-051403215-001BND
2014-03-051403215-002BND
2014-03-051403215-003BND
2014-03-051403215-004BND
2014-03-051403215-005BND
2014-03-051403215-006BND
2014-03-051403215-007BND
2014-03-051403215-008BND
2014-06-041406262-001BND
2014-06-041406262-002BND
2014-06-041406262-003BND
2014-06-041406262-004BND
2014-06-041406262-005BND
2014-06-041406262-006BND
2014-06-041406262-007BND
2014-06-041406262-008BND
2014-09-031409195-001BND
2014-09-031409195-002BND
2014-09-031409195-003BND
2014-09-031409195-004BND
2014-09-031409195-005BND
2014-09-031409195-006BND
2014-09-031409195-007BND
2014-09-031409195-008BND
2014-12-031412224-001BND
2014-12-031412224-002BND
2014-12-031412224-003BND
2014-12-031412224-004BND
2014-12-031412224-005BND
2014-12-031412224-006BND
2014-12-031412224-007BND
2014-12-031412224-008BND
2015-03-041503278-001BND
2015-03-041503278-002BND
2015-03-041503278-003BND
2015-03-041503278-004BND
2015-06-151506D56-002BND
2015-06-151506D56-003BND
2015-06-151506D56-004BND
2015-07-081507576-001AND
2015-09-151509C59-001BND
2015-09-151509C59-002BND
2015-09-151509C59-003BND
2015-09-151509C59-004BND
2015-12-181512F05-002BND
2015-12-181512F05-003BND
2015-12-181512F05-004BND
2016-01-141601792-001AND
2016-03-211603E12-001BND
2016-03-211603E12-002BND
2016-03-211603E12-003BND
2016-03-211603E12-004BND
2016-06-211606I65-001BND
2016-06-211606I65-002BND
2016-06-211606I65-003BND
2016-06-211606I65-004BND
2016-09-221609H52-001BND
2016-09-221609H52-002BND
2016-09-221609H52-003BND
2016-09-221609H52-004BND
2016-12-071612535-001BND
2016-12-071612535-002BND
2016-12-071612535-003BND
2016-12-071612535-004BND
2017-03-201703C81-001BND
2017-03-201703C81-002BND
2017-03-201703C81-003BND
2017-03-201703C81-004BND
2017-06-091706816-001BND
2017-06-091706816-002BND
2017-06-091706816-003BND
2017-06-091706816-004BND
2017-09-121709824-001B1.05 ppb
2017-09-121709824-002B1.31 ppb
2017-09-121709824-003B1.54 ppb
2017-09-121709824-004B1.58 ppb
2017-12-071712687-001BND
2017-12-071712687-002BND
2017-12-071712687-003BND
2017-12-071712687-004BND
2018-03-141803A17-001B0.896 ppb
2018-03-141803A17-002B0.932 ppb
2018-03-141803A17-003B0.912 ppb
2018-03-141803A17-004B0.908 ppb
2018-06-251806I00-001B0.912 ppb
2018-06-251806I00-002B0.907 ppb
2018-06-251806I00-003B0.935 ppb
2018-06-251806I00-004B0.927 ppb
2018-09-071809480-001B1.55 ppb
2018-09-071809480-002B1.56 ppb
2018-09-071809480-003B1.54 ppb
2018-09-071809480-004B1.54 ppb
2018-12-131812A18-001B0.748 ppb
2018-12-131812A18-002B0.747 ppb
2018-12-131812A18-003B0.822 ppb
2018-12-131812A18-004B0.910 ppb
2019-03-201903E37-001B0.844 ppb
2019-03-201903E37-002B0.818 ppb
2019-03-201903E37-003B0.859 ppb
2019-03-201903E37-004B0.862 ppb
2019-06-051906362-001B1.12 ppb
2019-06-051906362-002B1.11 ppb
2019-06-051906362-004B1.21 ppb
2019-06-121906571-001A1.14 ppb
2019-09-301909O42-001B1.14 ppb
2019-09-301909O42-002B1.13 ppb
2019-09-301909O42-003B1.13 ppb
2019-09-301909O42-004B1.16 ppb
2019-12-041912383-001B0.761 ppb
2019-12-041912383-002B0.834 ppb
2019-12-041912383-003B0.764 ppb
2019-12-041912383-004B0.749 ppb