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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Bear Valley Joint Authority

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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
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
2014-04-0814041219-004ND
2014-04-0814041219-001ND
2014-04-0814041219-003ND
2014-04-0814041219-002ND
2014-07-0814071184-001ND
2014-07-0814071184-004ND
2014-07-0814071184-003ND
2014-07-0814071184-002ND
2014-10-0714101404-003ND
2014-10-0714101404-004ND
2014-10-0714101404-002ND
2014-10-0714101404-001ND
2015-01-1212371179ND
2015-01-1212371146ND
2015-01-1212371168ND
2015-01-1212371157ND
2015-04-0712717928ND
2015-04-0712717936ND
2015-04-0712717930ND
2015-04-0712717939ND
2015-09-3013357766ND
2015-09-3013357750ND
2015-09-3013357744ND
2015-09-3013357757ND
2015-10-0713479882ND
2015-10-0713479891ND
2015-10-0713479871ND
2015-10-0713479874ND
2016-01-1213839179ND
2016-01-1213839197ND
2016-01-1213839187ND
2016-01-1213839206ND
2016-04-1214211950ND
2016-04-1214211965ND
2016-04-1214211981ND
2016-04-1214211963ND
2016-07-1214694625ND
2016-07-1214694606ND
2016-07-1214694635ND
2016-07-1214694623ND
2016-10-1115189928ND
2016-10-1115189933ND
2016-10-1115189944ND
2016-10-1115189915ND
2017-01-1015620564ND
2017-01-1015620575ND
2017-01-1015620594ND
2017-01-1015620582ND
2017-04-1116053063ND
2017-04-1116053052ND
2017-04-1116053045ND
2017-04-1116053030ND
2017-07-1116526551ND
2017-07-1116526535ND
2017-07-1116526526ND
2017-07-1116526542ND
2017-10-1016987514ND
2017-10-1016987523ND
2017-10-1016987498ND
2017-10-1016987493ND
2018-01-09(714) SP 714ND
2018-01-09(713) SP 713ND
2018-01-09(712) SP 712ND
2018-01-09(711) SP 711ND
2018-04-10(711) SP 711ND
2018-04-10(713) SP 713ND
2018-04-10(714) SP 714ND
2018-04-10(712) SP 712ND
2018-07-10(712) SP 712ND
2018-07-10(713) SP 713ND
2018-07-10(714) SP 714ND
2018-07-10(711) SP 711ND
2018-10-09(714) SP 714ND
2018-10-09(712) SP 712ND
2018-10-09(711) SP 711ND
2018-10-09(713) SP 713ND
2019-01-08(712) SP 712ND
2019-01-08(714) SP 714ND
2019-01-08(711) SP 711ND
2019-01-08(713) SP 713ND
2019-04-09(713) SP 713ND
2019-04-09(714) SP 714ND
2019-04-09(711) SP 711ND
2019-04-09(712) SP 712ND
2019-07-09(713) SP 713ND
2019-07-09(711) SP 711ND
2019-07-09(714) SP 714ND
2019-07-09(712) SP 712ND
2019-10-08(714) SP 714ND
2019-10-08(713) SP 713ND
2019-10-08(712) SP 712ND
2019-10-08(711) SP 711ND