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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND100ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-179588-801-1431ND
2014-03-179588-800-1425ND
2014-06-029588-801-1325ND
2014-06-029588-800-1336ND
2014-09-089588-801-1210ND
2014-09-089588-800-1221ND
2014-12-019588-801-1142ND
2014-12-019588-800-1154ND
2015-03-169588-800-1241ND
2015-03-169588-801-1230ND
2015-06-019588-800-1430ND
2015-06-019588-801-1415ND
2015-09-029588-800-1122ND
2015-09-029588-801-1110ND
2015-12-219588-800-1437ND
2015-12-219588-801-1425ND
2016-03-259588-800-1040ND
2016-03-259588-801-1025ND
2016-06-069588-800-1257ND
2016-06-069588-801-1244ND
2016-09-199588-800-1200ND
2016-09-199588-801-1152ND
2017-01-099588-800-1036ND
2017-01-099588-801-1030ND
2017-04-109588-800-1038ND
2017-04-109588-801-1030ND
2017-05-169588-800-1116ND
2017-05-169588-802-1108ND
2017-07-039588-800-1228ND
2017-07-039588-802-1235ND
2017-10-029588-800-0950ND
2017-10-029588-801-0940ND
2018-01-089588-801-0945ND
2018-01-089588-800-0955ND
2018-04-029588-801-1130ND
2018-04-029588-800-1137ND
2018-07-029588-801-1540ND
2018-07-029588-800-1553ND
2018-10-159588-801-1048ND
2018-10-159588-800-1056ND
2019-01-079588-801-1115ND
2019-01-079588-800-1125ND
2019-04-159588-801-1045ND
2019-04-159588-800-1040ND
2019-07-159588-801-0940ND
2019-07-159588-800-0935ND
2019-10-019588-801-1120ND
2019-10-019588-800-1130ND