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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.275 ppb	16	1	ND - 4.40 ppb
2015	0.0938 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.50 ppb
2016	0.150 ppb	16	2	ND - 1.20 ppb
2017	0.0917 ppb	12	1	ND - 1.10 ppb
2018	0.0813 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.30 ppb
2019	ND	16	0	ND

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
2014-03-18	2706-803-1350	ND
2014-03-18	2706-801-1135	ND
2014-03-18	2706-802-1240	ND
2014-03-18	2706-804-1320	ND
2014-06-16	2706-804-1235	ND
2014-06-16	2706-803-1410	ND
2014-06-16	2706-802-1300	ND
2014-06-16	2706-801-1450	ND
2014-09-09	2706-804-1345	ND
2014-09-09	2706-803-1410	ND
2014-09-09	2706-802-1310	ND
2014-09-09	2706-801-1200	ND
2014-12-09	2706-803-1100	ND
2014-12-09	2706-802-0925	ND
2014-12-09	2706-804-1000	4.40 ppb
2014-12-09	2706-801-1050	ND
2015-03-17	2706-802-1125	ND
2015-03-17	2706-803-1305	ND
2015-03-17	2706-804-1145	ND
2015-03-17	2706-801-1245	ND
2015-06-19	2706-804-1305	ND
2015-06-19	2706-803-1330	ND
2015-06-19	2706-801-1130	ND
2015-06-19	2706-802-1225	ND
2015-09-29	2706-801-1215	ND
2015-09-29	2706-804-1140	ND
2015-09-29	2706-803-1230	ND
2015-09-29	2706-802-1150	1.50 ppb
2015-12-17	2706-801-1450	ND
2015-12-17	2706-804-1410	ND
2015-12-17	2706-803-1505	ND
2015-12-17	2706-802-1435	ND
2016-03-30	2706-802-1005	ND
2016-03-30	2706-801-1110	ND
2016-03-30	2706-804-1040	ND
2016-03-30	2706-803-1125	ND
2016-07-13	2706-801-1505	ND
2016-07-13	2706-802-1530	ND
2016-07-13	2706-804-1450	ND
2016-07-13	2706-803-1520	1.20 ppb
2016-09-30	2706-802-1710	ND
2016-09-30	2706-804-1720	ND
2016-09-30	2706-803-1750	ND
2016-09-30	2706-801-1735	ND
2016-12-07	0007-801-1145	ND
2016-12-07	0007-803-1155	1.20 ppb
2016-12-07	0007-804-1130	ND
2016-12-07	0007-802-1120	ND
2017-03-14	0007-801-1305	ND
2017-03-14	0007-803-1315	ND
2017-03-14	0007-804-1255	ND
2017-03-14	0007-802-1245	ND
2017-09-20	0007-801-1208	ND
2017-09-20	0007-804-1219	ND
2017-09-20	0007-802-1237	1.10 ppb
2017-09-20	0007-803-1151	ND
2017-12-05	5810-801-1303	ND
2017-12-05	5810-802-1403	ND
2017-12-05	5810-804-1320	ND
2017-12-05	5810-803-1340	ND
2018-03-26	5810-802-1015	ND
2018-03-26	5810-804-1026	ND
2018-03-26	5810-803-0957	ND
2018-03-26	5810-801-0942	ND
2018-06-12	5810-803-0912	ND
2018-06-12	5810-801-0725	ND
2018-06-12	5810-802-0856	ND
2018-06-12	5810-804-0756	ND
2018-09-10	5810-803-0630	1.30 ppb
2018-09-10	5810-802-1005	ND
2018-09-10	5810-804-0731	ND
2018-09-10	5810-801-0644	ND
2018-12-04	5810-801-0738	ND
2018-12-04	5810-802-0854	ND
2018-12-04	5810-804-0802	ND
2018-12-04	5810-803-0725	ND
2019-03-05	5810-802-0857	ND
2019-03-05	5810-801-1025	ND
2019-03-05	5810-804-0814	ND
2019-03-05	5810-803-1044	ND
2019-06-05	5810-804-1015	ND
2019-06-05	5810-802-1028	ND
2019-06-05	5810-801-0947	ND
2019-06-05	5810-803-0955	ND
2019-09-10	5810-803-1054	ND
2019-09-10	5810-802-1039	ND
2019-09-10	5810-801-1025	ND
2019-09-10	5810-804-1112	ND
2019-12-10	5810-804-0924	ND
2019-12-10	5810-802-0958	ND
2019-12-10	5810-801-0838	ND
2019-12-10	5810-803-1017	ND