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Dibromoacetic acid

City of Newport Beach

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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184

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

91

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.86 ppb3225ND - 3.00 ppb
20151.57 ppb3216ND - 4.20 ppb
20161.31 ppb3215ND - 4.70 ppb
20170.744 ppb3217ND - 1.90 ppb
20181.02 ppb3214ND - 3.10 ppb
20190.296 ppb244ND - 2.30 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
2014-01-082706-801-15201.90 ppb
2014-01-082706-802-14581.90 ppb
2014-01-082706-803-14472.10 ppb
2014-01-082706-804-13452.10 ppb
2014-01-082706-805-14302.40 ppb
2014-01-082706-806-14002.10 ppb
2014-01-082706-807-16112.20 ppb
2014-01-082706-808-14152.30 ppb
2014-04-092706-801-14272.40 ppb
2014-04-092706-802-14102.20 ppb
2014-04-092706-803-13552.80 ppb
2014-04-092706-804-12502.10 ppb
2014-04-092706-805-13401.90 ppb
2014-04-092706-806-13052.20 ppb
2014-04-092706-807-15072.40 ppb
2014-04-092706-808-13202.00 ppb
2014-07-092706-801-15552.90 ppb
2014-07-092706-802-15403.00 ppb
2014-07-092706-803-15302.70 ppb
2014-07-092706-804-14202.50 ppb
2014-07-092706-805-15142.70 ppb
2014-07-092706-806-14433.00 ppb
2014-07-092706-807-16402.70 ppb
2014-07-092706-808-14582.80 ppb
2014-10-082706-801-1310ND
2014-10-082706-802-1255ND
2014-10-082706-803-12402.20 ppb
2014-10-082706-804-1155ND
2014-10-082706-805-1225ND
2014-10-082706-806-1205ND
2014-10-082706-807-1355ND
2014-10-082706-808-1215ND
2015-01-142706-801-1337ND
2015-01-142706-802-1323ND
2015-01-142706-803-1315ND
2015-01-142706-804-1215ND
2015-01-142706-805-1300ND
2015-01-142706-806-1228ND
2015-01-142706-807-1425ND
2015-01-142706-808-1245ND
2015-04-082706-801-15184.10 ppb
2015-04-082706-802-15053.70 ppb
2015-04-082706-803-14573.50 ppb
2015-04-082706-804-14053.80 ppb
2015-04-082706-805-14423.60 ppb
2015-04-082706-806-14154.00 ppb
2015-04-082706-807-16023.80 ppb
2015-04-082706-808-14304.20 ppb
2015-07-080007-801-1423ND
2015-07-080007-802-1358ND
2015-07-080007-803-1410ND
2015-07-080007-804-1300ND
2015-07-080007-805-1341ND
2015-07-080007-806-1313ND
2015-07-080007-807-1506ND
2015-07-080007-808-1325ND
2015-10-142706-801-13502.40 ppb
2015-10-142706-802-13302.00 ppb
2015-10-142706-803-13402.70 ppb
2015-10-142706-804-12502.20 ppb
2015-10-142706-805-13202.80 ppb
2015-10-142706-806-13002.40 ppb
2015-10-142706-807-14302.30 ppb
2015-10-142706-808-13102.60 ppb
2016-01-132706-801-15402.40 ppb
2016-01-132706-802-15262.20 ppb
2016-01-132706-803-15162.70 ppb
2016-01-132706-804-14102.20 ppb
2016-01-132706-805-15001.90 ppb
2016-01-132706-806-14242.50 ppb
2016-01-132706-807-16202.40 ppb
2016-01-132706-808-14422.40 ppb
2016-04-132706-801-1345ND
2016-04-132706-802-1330ND
2016-04-132706-803-1322ND
2016-04-132706-804-1214ND
2016-04-132706-805-1305ND
2016-04-132706-806-1242ND
2016-04-132706-807-1425ND
2016-04-132706-808-1253ND
2016-07-132706-801-1612ND
2016-07-132706-802-16004.40 ppb
2016-07-132706-803-15531.40 ppb
2016-07-132706-804-15004.70 ppb
2016-07-132706-805-15382.40 ppb
2016-07-132706-806-15153.60 ppb
2016-07-132706-807-16482.20 ppb
2016-07-132706-808-15254.40 ppb
2016-10-122706-801-1325ND
2016-10-122706-802-1312ND
2016-10-122706-803-1305ND
2016-10-122706-804-1210ND
2016-10-122706-805-1250ND
2016-10-122706-806-1220ND
2016-10-122706-807-1417ND
2016-10-122706-808-1235ND
2017-01-110007-801-1330ND
2017-01-110007-802-1317ND
2017-01-110007-803-13101.90 ppb
2017-01-110007-804-1218ND
2017-01-110007-805-1250ND
2017-01-110007-806-1228ND
2017-01-110007-807-1410ND
2017-01-110007-808-1238ND
2017-04-120007-801-14381.40 ppb
2017-04-120007-802-14161.50 ppb
2017-04-120007-803-14271.50 ppb
2017-04-120007-804-13141.50 ppb
2017-04-120007-805-14031.40 ppb
2017-04-120007-806-13261.50 ppb
2017-04-120007-807-15221.30 ppb
2017-04-120007-808-13481.40 ppb
2017-07-120007-801-0756ND
2017-07-120007-802-0720ND
2017-07-120007-803-0735ND
2017-07-120007-804-0602ND
2017-07-120007-805-0655ND
2017-07-120007-806-0615ND
2017-07-120007-807-0924ND
2017-07-120007-808-0632ND
2017-10-110007-801-13011.20 ppb
2017-10-110007-802-12191.30 ppb
2017-10-110007-803-12331.20 ppb
2017-10-110007-804-11011.30 ppb
2017-10-110007-805-11561.20 ppb
2017-10-110007-806-11171.50 ppb
2017-10-110007-807-14111.40 ppb
2017-10-110007-808-11331.30 ppb
2018-01-100007-801-13183.00 ppb
2018-01-100007-802-12473.10 ppb
2018-01-100007-803-13012.90 ppb
2018-01-100007-804-11312.90 ppb
2018-01-100007-805-12292.80 ppb
2018-01-100007-806-11502.80 ppb
2018-01-100007-807-14232.70 ppb
2018-01-100007-808-12072.80 ppb
2018-04-110007-801-15331.70 ppb
2018-04-110007-802-15011.50 ppb
2018-04-110007-803-15141.70 ppb
2018-04-110007-804-1352ND
2018-04-110007-805-14451.60 ppb
2018-04-110007-806-14061.40 ppb
2018-04-110007-807-0518ND
2018-04-110007-808-14221.60 ppb
2018-07-110007-801-1639ND
2018-07-110007-802-1600ND
2018-07-110007-803-1616ND
2018-07-110007-804-1420ND
2018-07-110007-805-1535ND
2018-07-110007-806-1439ND
2018-07-110007-807-1810ND
2018-07-110007-808-1503ND
2018-10-100007-801-1625ND
2018-10-100007-802-1452ND
2018-10-100007-803-1512ND
2018-10-100007-804-1304ND
2018-10-100007-805-1428ND
2018-10-100007-806-1328ND
2018-10-100007-807-1740ND
2018-10-100007-808-1350ND
2019-04-100007-801-1550ND
2019-04-100007-802-15101.70 ppb
2019-04-100007-803-15282.10 ppb
2019-04-100007-804-1310ND
2019-04-100007-805-1444ND
2019-04-100007-806-1338ND
2019-04-100007-807-18042.30 ppb
2019-04-100007-808-1400ND
2019-08-020007-801-0729ND
2019-08-020007-802-08121.000 ppb
2019-08-020007-803-0752ND
2019-08-020007-804-0952ND
2019-08-020007-805-0845ND
2019-08-020007-806-0932ND
2019-08-020007-807-0701ND
2019-08-020007-808-0910ND
2019-10-090007-801-0545ND
2019-10-090007-802-0555ND
2019-10-090007-803-0604ND
2019-10-090007-804-0610ND
2019-10-090007-805-0620ND
2019-10-090007-806-0630ND
2019-10-090007-807-0643ND
2019-10-090007-808-0655ND