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Dibromoacetic acid

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - Southwest

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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224

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

205

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.88 ppb3226ND - 4.10 ppb
20152.17 ppb3229ND - 3.60 ppb
20162.21 ppb3231ND - 6.10 ppb
20173.73 ppb32321.10 ppb - 6.30 ppb
20181.79 ppb4839ND - 5.30 ppb
20193.18 ppb48481.20 ppb - 4.70 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
2014-03-122706-800-11052.70 ppb
2014-03-122706-801-09002.10 ppb
2014-03-122706-802-10302.20 ppb
2014-03-122706-803-0930ND
2014-03-122706-804-11302.40 ppb
2014-03-122706-805-10052.10 ppb
2014-03-122706-806-1155ND
2014-03-122706-807-12351.70 ppb
2014-06-112706-800-11502.60 ppb
2014-06-112706-801-09202.20 ppb
2014-06-112706-802-10302.10 ppb
2014-06-112706-803-0945ND
2014-06-112706-804-11051.80 ppb
2014-06-112706-805-1010ND
2014-06-112706-806-11251.70 ppb
2014-06-112706-807-12301.90 ppb
2014-09-102706-800-10354.10 ppb
2014-09-102706-801-09002.40 ppb
2014-09-102706-802-09552.50 ppb
2014-09-102706-803-0840ND
2014-09-102706-804-11001.90 ppb
2014-09-102706-805-0935ND
2014-09-102706-806-11201.80 ppb
2014-09-102706-807-11402.20 ppb
2014-12-102706-800-11052.10 ppb
2014-12-102706-801-12302.00 ppb
2014-12-102706-802-11504.00 ppb
2014-12-102706-803-12151.10 ppb
2014-12-102706-804-10302.50 ppb
2014-12-102706-805-11353.70 ppb
2014-12-102706-806-10452.30 ppb
2014-12-102706-807-10002.00 ppb
2015-03-102706-800-11152.90 ppb
2015-03-102706-801-10003.60 ppb
2015-03-102706-802-10503.20 ppb
2015-03-102706-803-0940ND
2015-03-102706-804-11353.50 ppb
2015-03-102706-805-1025ND
2015-03-102706-806-11502.80 ppb
2015-03-102706-807-12302.90 ppb
2015-06-092706-800-11352.90 ppb
2015-06-092706-801-09222.60 ppb
2015-06-092706-802-10302.80 ppb
2015-06-092706-803-09351.70 ppb
2015-06-092706-804-11502.60 ppb
2015-06-092706-805-10102.40 ppb
2015-06-092706-806-12103.30 ppb
2015-06-092706-807-13102.70 ppb
2015-09-112706-800-11402.10 ppb
2015-09-112706-801-10002.90 ppb
2015-09-112706-802-11102.00 ppb
2015-09-112706-803-10302.60 ppb
2015-09-112706-804-12002.40 ppb
2015-09-112706-805-10502.20 ppb
2015-09-112706-806-12202.10 ppb
2015-09-112706-807-09302.50 ppb
2015-12-082706-800-10551.20 ppb
2015-12-082706-801-13002.00 ppb
2015-12-082706-802-11302.00 ppb
2015-12-082706-803-12301.50 ppb
2015-12-082706-804-10301.20 ppb
2015-12-082706-805-12001.20 ppb
2015-12-082706-806-1010ND
2015-12-082706-807-13301.50 ppb
2016-03-082706-800-11151.30 ppb
2016-03-082706-801-13001.60 ppb
2016-03-082706-802-12001.000 ppb
2016-03-082706-803-12401.20 ppb
2016-03-082706-804-10401.60 ppb
2016-03-082706-805-11401.10 ppb
2016-03-082706-806-10552.30 ppb
2016-03-082706-807-10201.30 ppb
2016-06-082706-800-10101.70 ppb
2016-06-082706-801-12103.60 ppb
2016-06-082706-802-10501.60 ppb
2016-06-082706-803-11502.60 ppb
2016-06-082706-804-09252.50 ppb
2016-06-082706-805-10351.50 ppb
2016-06-082706-806-09441.70 ppb
2016-06-082706-807-08576.10 ppb
2016-09-142706-800-10402.00 ppb
2016-09-142706-801-12003.70 ppb
2016-09-142706-802-11101.30 ppb
2016-09-142706-803-11303.50 ppb
2016-09-142706-804-10053.40 ppb
2016-09-142706-805-11001.30 ppb
2016-09-142706-806-10204.40 ppb
2016-09-142706-807-09404.50 ppb
2016-12-130007-800-10151.70 ppb
2016-12-130007-801-10102.40 ppb
2016-12-130007-802-12101.50 ppb
2016-12-130007-803-10452.00 ppb
2016-12-130007-804-10301.30 ppb
2016-12-130007-805-11251.10 ppb
2016-12-130007-806-1045ND
2016-12-130007-807-11134.00 ppb
2017-03-089590-800-11304.00 ppb
2017-03-089590-801-09303.10 ppb
2017-03-089590-802-10455.40 ppb
2017-03-089590-803-09451.30 ppb
2017-03-089590-804-12055.10 ppb
2017-03-089590-805-10202.40 ppb
2017-03-089590-806-12351.10 ppb
2017-03-089590-807-13055.00 ppb
2017-09-129590-800-11252.60 ppb
2017-09-129590-801-12503.70 ppb
2017-09-129590-802-12055.40 ppb
2017-09-129590-803-13304.50 ppb
2017-09-129590-804-10455.80 ppb
2017-09-129590-805-11501.60 ppb
2017-09-129590-806-11055.50 ppb
2017-09-129590-807-10004.60 ppb
2017-09-129590-808-12303.80 ppb
2017-09-129590-809-13152.90 ppb
2017-09-129590-810-13555.50 ppb
2017-09-129590-811-10205.10 ppb
2017-12-129590-800-10502.80 ppb
2017-12-129590-801-11102.90 ppb
2017-12-129590-802-11503.30 ppb
2017-12-129590-803-12302.20 ppb
2017-12-129590-804-10054.90 ppb
2017-12-129590-805-11153.50 ppb
2017-12-129590-806-10253.50 ppb
2017-12-129590-807-09404.90 ppb
2017-12-129590-808-10251.80 ppb
2017-12-129590-809-10001.20 ppb
2017-12-129590-810-13056.30 ppb
2017-12-129590-811-13353.50 ppb
2018-03-139590-800-11453.20 ppb
2018-03-139590-801-12304.40 ppb
2018-03-139590-802-12054.60 ppb
2018-03-139590-803-09451.20 ppb
2018-03-139590-804-11304.60 ppb
2018-03-139590-805-11554.40 ppb
2018-03-139590-806-11104.30 ppb
2018-03-139590-807-10354.50 ppb
2018-03-139590-808-12501.30 ppb
2018-03-139590-809-13101.10 ppb
2018-03-139590-810-13255.30 ppb
2018-03-139590-811-13453.60 ppb
2018-06-129590-800-1300ND
2018-06-129590-801-13451.20 ppb
2018-06-129590-802-1140ND
2018-06-129590-803-10501.40 ppb
2018-06-129590-804-1245ND
2018-06-129590-805-1115ND
2018-06-129590-806-1300ND
2018-06-129590-807-13401.50 ppb
2018-06-129590-808-09251.40 ppb
2018-06-129590-809-09501.30 ppb
2018-06-129590-810-10154.70 ppb
2018-06-129590-811-12151.60 ppb
2018-09-119590-800-11201.70 ppb
2018-09-119590-801-13101.40 ppb
2018-09-119590-802-12101.30 ppb
2018-09-119590-803-14151.40 ppb
2018-09-119590-804-10452.20 ppb
2018-09-119590-805-11451.40 ppb
2018-09-119590-806-10251.70 ppb
2018-09-119590-807-09352.10 ppb
2018-09-119590-808-12451.50 ppb
2018-09-119590-809-13501.30 ppb
2018-09-119590-810-14452.70 ppb
2018-09-119590-811-10002.70 ppb
2018-12-119590-800-11501.30 ppb
2018-12-119590-801-1400ND
2018-12-119590-802-12501.000 ppb
2018-12-119590-803-13301.000 ppb
2018-12-119590-804-10451.20 ppb
2018-12-119590-805-12201.20 ppb
2018-12-119590-806-11251.20 ppb
2018-12-119590-807-10001.20 ppb
2018-12-119590-808-15451.000 ppb
2018-12-119590-809-1530ND
2018-12-119590-810-1515ND
2018-12-119590-811-1450ND
2019-03-129590-800-12103.20 ppb
2019-03-129590-801-09002.60 ppb
2019-03-129590-802-13002.60 ppb
2019-03-129590-803-10002.40 ppb
2019-03-129590-804-11503.20 ppb
2019-03-129590-805-12353.00 ppb
2019-03-129590-806-11303.00 ppb
2019-03-129590-807-13303.10 ppb
2019-03-129590-808-08251.40 ppb
2019-03-129590-809-09251.20 ppb
2019-03-129590-810-10503.00 ppb
2019-03-129590-811-10302.60 ppb
2019-06-119590-800-11004.70 ppb
2019-06-119590-801-08304.00 ppb
2019-06-119590-802-10404.00 ppb
2019-06-119590-803-08504.10 ppb
2019-06-119590-804-11254.40 ppb
2019-06-119590-805-10204.20 ppb
2019-06-119590-806-11454.60 ppb
2019-06-119590-807-13204.20 ppb
2019-06-119590-808-08054.20 ppb
2019-06-119590-809-09154.00 ppb
2019-06-119590-810-09454.10 ppb
2019-06-119590-811-12154.20 ppb
2019-09-109590-800-10103.90 ppb
2019-09-109590-801-12052.60 ppb
2019-09-109590-802-10352.30 ppb
2019-09-109590-803-12352.70 ppb
2019-09-109590-804-09503.40 ppb
2019-09-109590-805-11002.70 ppb
2019-09-109590-806-09252.50 ppb
2019-09-109590-807-14353.60 ppb
2019-09-109590-808-11352.50 ppb
2019-09-109590-809-13352.50 ppb
2019-09-109590-810-13453.60 ppb
2019-09-109590-811-14103.50 ppb
2019-12-109590-800-12203.20 ppb
2019-12-109590-801-09452.90 ppb
2019-12-109590-802-11453.30 ppb
2019-12-109590-803-10052.30 ppb
2019-12-109590-804-12352.80 ppb
2019-12-109590-805-11303.10 ppb
2019-12-109590-806-12502.90 ppb
2019-12-109590-807-13252.90 ppb
2019-12-109590-808-09252.90 ppb
2019-12-109590-809-10502.20 ppb
2019-12-109590-810-11103.20 ppb
2019-12-109590-811-13053.20 ppb