Dibromoacetic acid

North Adams Water Department

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	N/A
2015	ND	16	ND
2016	ND	16	ND
2017	ND	16	ND
2018	N/A	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	N/A

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	Result
2015-02-19	ND
2015-02-19	ND
2015-02-19	ND
2015-02-19	ND
2015-05-18	ND
2015-05-18	ND
2015-05-18	ND
2015-05-18	ND
2015-08-17	ND
2015-08-17	ND
2015-08-17	ND
2015-08-17	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2016-02-17	ND
2016-02-17	ND
2016-02-25	ND
2016-02-25	ND
2016-05-16	ND
2016-05-16	ND
2016-05-16	ND
2016-05-16	ND
2016-08-15	ND
2016-08-15	ND
2016-08-15	ND
2016-08-15	ND
2016-11-21	ND
2016-11-21	ND
2016-11-21	ND
2016-11-21	ND
2017-02-22	ND
2017-02-22	ND
2017-02-22	ND
2017-02-22	ND
2017-05-15	ND
2017-05-15	ND
2017-05-15	ND
2017-05-15	ND
2017-08-21	ND
2017-08-21	ND
2017-08-21	ND
2017-08-21	ND
2017-11-20	ND
2017-11-20	ND
2017-11-20	ND
2017-11-20	ND