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Dibromoacetic acid

Chino Basin Desalter Authority - Desalter 1

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-07-084790-020-0654ND
2014-10-144790-020-0920ND
2015-01-124790-020-0936ND
2015-04-144790-020-0830ND
2015-07-144790-020-0630ND
2015-10-134790-020-0705ND
2017-01-104790-020-0820ND
2017-04-114790-020-0601ND
2017-07-114790-020-0705ND
2017-10-104790-020-0735ND
2018-01-094790-020-0720ND
2018-04-104790-020-1250ND
2018-07-104790-020-0800ND
2018-10-094790-020-0911ND
2019-01-084790-020-1015ND
2019-04-094790-020-0740ND
2019-07-094790-020-0818ND
2019-10-084790-020-0742ND