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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Blue Mountain

NOTE: Blue Mountain purchases water from Magazine which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Magazine.

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

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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

NOTE: Blue Mountain purchases water from Magazine which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Magazine.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-1514017002201ND
2014-01-1514017002101ND
2014-01-1514017002301ND
2014-02-2614058010101ND
2014-02-2614058010001ND
2014-02-2614058009901ND
2014-04-1014101004101ND
2014-04-1014101004201ND
2014-04-1014101004301ND
2014-07-0814190002201ND
2014-07-0814190002301ND
2014-07-0814190002101ND
2014-10-1414289006001ND
2014-10-1414289005901ND
2015-01-1515016002601ND
2015-01-1515016002001ND
2015-04-1415106008001ND
2015-04-1415106007901ND
2015-07-1415197010101ND
2015-07-1415197010201ND
2015-10-1315289001701ND
2015-10-1315289001601ND
2016-01-1316015002601ND
2016-01-1316015002501ND
2016-04-1316106000901ND
2016-04-1316106000801ND
2016-07-1116196009701ND
2016-07-1116196009801ND
2016-10-1216288002501ND
2016-10-1216288002601ND
2017-01-1117013002001ND
2017-01-1117013002101ND
2017-04-1217103006001ND
2017-04-1217103005901ND
2017-07-1017194012401ND
2017-07-1017194012301ND
2017-10-1617292001201ND
2017-10-1617292001101ND
2018-01-1018011008102ND
2018-01-1018011008002ND
2018-04-1018101001001ND
2018-04-1018101001101ND
2018-07-1018192004101ND
2018-07-1018192004601ND
2018-10-0818283003301ND
2018-12-0518340008001ND
2019-01-1419017011101ND
2019-01-1419017011001ND
2019-04-0919101011901ND
2019-04-0919101012001ND
2019-07-3019213004702ND
2019-07-3019213004802ND
2019-10-0819283011901ND
2019-10-0819283011801ND