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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Sirwa #3 (osceola)

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
20180.250 ppb82ND - 1.000 ppb
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-272038339ND
2014-02-272038332ND
2014-05-052051353ND
2014-05-052051352ND
2014-08-042071051ND
2014-08-052071052ND
2014-11-102092259ND
2014-11-102092260ND
2015-02-11OE214055ND
2015-02-11OE214059ND
2015-05-12OE242938ND
2015-05-12OE242939ND
2015-08-12OE280569ND
2015-08-12OE280568ND
2015-11-16OE318793ND
2015-11-16OE318794ND
2016-02-10OE344627ND
2016-02-10OE344628ND
2016-05-12OE378642ND
2016-05-12OE378645ND
2016-08-16OE417213ND
2016-08-16OE417212ND
2016-11-21OE455359ND
2016-11-21OE455360ND
2017-02-16OE482878ND
2017-02-16OE482879ND
2017-05-17OE515233ND
2017-05-17OE515231ND
2017-08-21OE555901ND
2017-08-21OE555900ND
2017-11-20OE593257ND
2017-11-20OE593258ND
2018-02-13OE623273ND
2018-02-13OE623272ND
2018-05-15OE659135ND
2018-05-15OE659136ND
2018-08-13OE6994211.000 ppb
2018-08-13OE6994221.000 ppb
2018-11-06OE737673ND
2018-11-06OE737674ND
2019-02-26OE775460ND
2019-02-26OE775461ND
2019-05-07OE806191ND
2019-05-07OE806192ND
2019-08-14OE850867ND
2019-08-14OE850868ND
2019-11-21OE898622ND
2019-11-21OE898621ND