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Dibromoacetic acid

Suez Water Delaware

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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164

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

54

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.000 ppb3225ND - 2.00 ppb
20150.353 ppb318ND - 1.52 ppb
20160.175 ppb244ND - 1.10 ppb
20170.159 ppb294ND - 1.30 ppb
20180.332 ppb329ND - 1.32 ppb
20190.278 ppb164ND - 1.16 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
2014-03-061074953001A1.20 ppb
2014-03-061074953002A1.10 ppb
2014-03-061074953003A1.10 ppb
2014-03-061074953004A1.20 ppb
2014-03-061074953005A1.20 ppb
2014-03-061074953006A1.30 ppb
2014-03-061074953007AND
2014-03-061074953008A1.20 ppb
2014-06-112013111001 HAA51.40 ppb
2014-06-112013111002 HAA51.30 ppb
2014-06-112013111003 HAA51.000 ppb
2014-06-112013111004 HAA5ND
2014-06-112013111005 HAA51.40 ppb
2014-06-112013111006 HAA51.50 ppb
2014-06-112013111007 HAA51.20 ppb
2014-06-112013111008 HAA51.10 ppb
2014-09-09202898300-1HAA5ND
2014-09-092028983002-HAA51.70 ppb
2014-09-092028983003-HAA51.50 ppb
2014-09-092028983004-HAA51.000 ppb
2014-09-092028983005-HAA51.60 ppb
2014-09-092028983006-HAA52.00 ppb
2014-09-092028983007-HAA51.40 ppb
2014-09-092028983008-HAA51.50 ppb
2014-12-182045252001-HAA51.000 ppb
2014-12-182046252002-HAA5ND
2014-12-182046252003-HAA5ND
2014-12-182046252004-HAA51.10 ppb
2014-12-182046252005-HAA51.000 ppb
2014-12-182046252006-HAA5ND
2014-12-182046252007-HAA5ND
2014-12-182046252008-HAA51.000 ppb
2015-03-112059081001 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081002 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081003 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081004 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081005 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081006 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081007 HAA5ND
2015-03-112059081008 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686001 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686002 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686003 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686004 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686005 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686006 HAA5ND
2015-06-082075686007 HAATND
2015-06-082075686008 HAA5ND
2015-09-03203960002 HAA51.50 ppb
2015-09-032093960003 HAA5ND
2015-09-032093960004 HAA51.10 ppb
2015-09-032093960005 HAA51.40 ppb
2015-09-032093960006 HAA51.50 ppb
2015-09-032093960007 HAA51.30 ppb
2015-09-032093960008 HAA51.10 ppb
2015-12-07L5949833-1 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5949833-2 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5949833-3 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5949833-4 HAA51.52 ppb
2015-12-07L5949833-5 HAA51.52 ppb
2015-12-07L5949833-6 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5949833-7 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5949833-8 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332001 HAA51.000 ppb
2016-06-102151332002 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332003 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332004 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332005 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332006 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332007 HAA5ND
2016-06-102151332008 HAA5ND
2016-09-082173721001-HAA5ND
2016-09-082173721002-HAA51.10 ppb
2016-09-082173721003-HAA5ND
2016-09-082173721004-HAA5ND
2016-09-082173721005-HAA51.10 ppb
2016-09-082173721006-HAA51.000 ppb
2016-09-082173721007-HAA5ND
2016-09-082173721008-HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964001 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964002 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964003 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964004 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964005 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964006 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964007 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964008 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632001 HAA51.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632002 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632003 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632004 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632005 HAA51.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632006 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632007 HAA5ND
2017-03-082214632008 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424001 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424002 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424003 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424004 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424005 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424006 HAA51.10 ppb
2017-06-092239424007 HAA5ND
2017-06-092239424008 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181001 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181002 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181003 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181004 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181005 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181006 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181007 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181008 HAA5ND
2017-12-072282095001 HAA5ND
2017-12-072282095002 HAA5ND
2017-12-072282095003 HAA5ND
2017-12-072282095004 HAA5ND
2017-12-072282095005 HAA51.30 ppb
2018-03-082300879001 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879002 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879003 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879004 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879005 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879006 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879007 HAA5ND
2018-03-082300879008 HAA5ND
2018-06-072319771001 HAA5ND
2018-06-072319771002 HAA5ND
2018-06-072319771003 HAA5ND
2018-06-072319771004 HAA51.20 ppb
2018-06-072319771005 HAA51.20 ppb
2018-06-072319771006 HAA51.10 ppb
2018-06-072319771007 HAA5ND
2018-06-072319771008 HAA5ND
2018-09-078092132-01 HAA51.29 ppb
2018-09-078092132-02 HAA5ND
2018-09-078092132-03 HAA5ND
2018-09-078092132-04 HAA51.18 ppb
2018-09-078092132-05 HAA5ND
2018-09-078092132-06 HAA51.32 ppb
2018-09-078092132-07 HAA51.14 ppb
2018-09-078092132-08 HAA51.16 ppb
2018-12-078122169-01 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-02 HAA51.02 ppb
2018-12-078122169-03 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-04 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-05 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-06 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-07 HAA5ND
2018-12-078122169-08 HAA5ND
2019-06-079062657-01 HAA5ND
2019-06-079062657-02 HAA51.16 ppb
2019-06-079062657-03 HAA51.08 ppb
2019-06-079062657-04 HAA51.12 ppb
2019-06-079062657-05 HAA5ND
2019-06-079062657-06 HAA51.09 ppb
2019-06-079062657-07 HAA5ND
2019-06-079062657-08 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-01 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-02 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-03 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-04 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-05 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-06 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-07 HAA5ND
2019-12-099122414-08 HAA5ND