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Dibromoacetic acid

City of Greenfield

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

20

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
20150.156 ppb162ND - 1.40 ppb
20160.800 ppb166ND - 3.70 ppb
20170.625 ppb167ND - 2.00 ppb
20180.375 ppb161ND - 6.00 ppb
20190.563 ppb164ND - 3.00 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
2014-01-149588-801-0930ND
2014-01-149588-802-0915ND
2014-01-149588-804-1030ND
2014-01-149588-803-0945ND
2014-04-089588-801-0945ND
2014-04-089588-802-0915ND
2014-04-089588-804-1030ND
2014-04-089588-803-1045ND
2014-07-159588-803-1000ND
2014-07-159588-801-0945ND
2014-07-159588-802-0915ND
2014-07-159588-804-1015ND
2014-10-145810-805-0930ND
2014-10-145810-807-0900ND
2014-10-145810-808-1040ND
2014-11-045810-806-1030ND
2015-01-135810-808-1035ND
2015-01-135810-807-0900ND
2015-01-135810-806-0915ND
2015-01-135810-805-0930ND
2015-04-145810-808-1045ND
2015-04-145810-807-0900ND
2015-04-145810-805-0930ND
2015-04-145810-806-09151.40 ppb
2015-07-145810-805-1115ND
2015-07-145810-808-1015ND
2015-07-145810-807-1035ND
2015-07-145810-806-1055ND
2015-10-135810-806-09351.10 ppb
2015-10-135810-807-0920ND
2015-10-205810-805-1200ND
2015-10-205810-808-1230ND
2016-01-129588-806-1045ND
2016-01-129588-805-1100ND
2016-01-129588-808-1145ND
2016-01-129588-807-1130ND
2016-04-125810-806-1120ND
2016-04-125810-805-1135ND
2016-04-125810-808-1050ND
2016-04-125810-807-11051.10 ppb
2016-07-125867-808-11402.00 ppb
2016-07-125867-806-10552.00 ppb
2016-07-125867-805-11102.00 ppb
2016-07-125867-807-10402.00 ppb
2016-10-115810-808-1020ND
2016-10-115810-806-10503.70 ppb
2016-10-115810-807-1035ND
2016-10-115810-805-1105ND
2017-01-105867-807-08351.000 ppb
2017-01-105867-808-1005ND
2017-01-105867-806-08502.00 ppb
2017-01-105867-805-0900ND
2017-04-115867-807-08301.000 ppb
2017-04-115867-805-09002.00 ppb
2017-04-115867-806-08452.00 ppb
2017-04-115867-808-09301.000 ppb
2017-07-115867-805-0945ND
2017-07-115867-806-1120ND
2017-07-115867-808-1050ND
2017-07-115867-807-1105ND
2017-10-025867-808-1145ND
2017-10-025867-805-11151.000 ppb
2017-10-025867-807-1045ND
2017-10-025867-806-1100ND
2018-01-095867-808-0930ND
2018-01-095867-805-0900ND
2018-01-095867-806-0945ND
2018-01-095867-807-0830ND
2018-04-105867-806-0955ND
2018-04-105867-807-0940ND
2018-04-105867-805-1040ND
2018-05-015867-808-0945ND
2018-07-105867-806-0915ND
2018-07-105867-808-1015ND
2018-07-105867-807-0900ND
2018-07-105867-805-0930ND
2018-10-095867-806-09406.00 ppb
2018-10-095867-808-1125ND
2018-10-095867-807-0920ND
2018-10-095867-805-1105ND
2019-01-085867-805-0900ND
2019-01-085867-807-0810ND
2019-01-085867-806-08402.00 ppb
2019-01-085867-808-0920ND
2019-04-095867-805-1000ND
2019-04-095867-807-0930ND
2019-04-095867-808-1100ND
2019-04-095867-806-09453.00 ppb
2019-07-095867-808-1035ND
2019-07-095867-807-1020ND
2019-07-095867-805-0950ND
2019-07-095867-806-10052.00 ppb
2019-10-085867-808-0935ND
2019-10-085867-807-0820ND
2019-10-085867-805-0900ND
2019-10-085867-806-08402.00 ppb