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Dibromoacetic acid

IL Veterans Home (quincy)

NOTE: IL Veterans Home (quincy) purchases water from Quincy which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Quincy.

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.

 

97

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

13

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: IL Veterans Home (quincy) purchases water from Quincy which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Quincy.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-178012913-04ND
2018-01-178012913-03ND
2018-01-178012913-01ND
2018-01-178012913-02ND
2018-04-028040516-01ND
2018-04-028040516-02ND
2018-04-028040516-03ND
2018-04-028040516-04ND
2018-07-168073560-01ND
2018-07-168073560-02ND
2018-07-168073560-03ND
2018-07-168073560-04ND
2018-10-088101984-02ND
2018-10-088101984-01ND
2018-10-088101984-04ND
2018-10-088101984-03ND
2019-01-07680-178977-7ND
2019-01-149012639-04ND
2019-01-149012639-03ND
2019-01-149012639-01ND
2019-01-149012639-02ND
2019-04-159043708-01ND
2019-04-159043708-02ND
2019-04-159043708-03ND
2019-04-159043708-04ND
2019-07-159073418-01ND
2019-07-159073418-02ND
2019-07-159073418-03ND
2019-07-159073418-04ND
2019-10-07680-175161-3ND
2019-10-07680-175161-4ND
2019-10-07680-175161-2ND
2019-10-07680-175161-1ND
2020-01-07680-178977-6ND
2020-01-07680-178977-5ND
2020-01-07680-178977-4ND
2020-01-07680-175161-41.000 ppb
2020-04-06680-182570-10.500 ppb
2020-04-06680-182570-20.530 ppb
2020-04-06680-182570-30.500 ppb
2020-04-06680-182570-40.510 ppb
2020-07-13680-186340-21.000 ppb
2020-07-13680-186340-30.760 ppb
2020-07-13680-186340-41.000 ppb
2020-07-13680-186340-10.760 ppb
2020-10-06680-189817-20.640 ppb
2020-10-06680-189817-10.830 ppb
2020-10-06680-189817-30.530 ppb
2020-10-06680-189817-40.510 ppb
2021-01-11680-193886-4ND
2021-01-11680-193886-3ND
2021-01-11680-193886-2ND
2021-01-11680-193886-1ND
2021-04-13680-197585-1ND
2021-04-13680-197585-4ND
2021-04-13680-197585-3ND
2021-04-13680-197585-2ND
2021-07-06680-201057-4ND
2021-07-06680-201057-3ND
2021-07-06680-201057-2ND
2021-07-06680-201057-1ND
2021-10-04680-205486-1ND
2021-10-04680-205486-2ND
2021-10-04680-205486-3ND
2021-10-04680-205486-4ND
2022-01-14680-210225-4ND
2022-01-18680-210225-3ND
2022-01-18680-210225-2ND
2022-01-18680-210225-1ND
2022-04-11680-213901-1ND
2022-04-11680-213901-2ND
2022-04-11680-213901-3ND
2022-04-11680-213901-4ND
2022-07-12810-30332-1ND
2022-07-12810-30332-2ND
2022-07-12810-30332-3ND
2022-07-12810-30332-4ND
2022-10-11810-41201-3ND
2022-10-11810-41201-2ND
2022-10-11810-41201-1ND
2022-10-11810-41201-4ND
2023-01-11810-50093-4ND
2023-01-11810-50093-3ND
2023-01-11810-50093-2ND
2023-01-11810-50093-1ND
2023-04-03810-58406-1ND
2023-04-03810-58406-2ND
2023-04-03810-58406-3ND
2023-04-03810-58406-4ND
2023-07-17810-70175-1ND
2023-07-17810-70175-2ND
2023-07-17810-70175-3ND
2023-07-17810-70175-4ND
2023-10-10810-81162-4ND
2023-10-10810-81162-3ND
2023-10-10810-81162-2ND
2023-10-10810-81162-1ND