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Dibromoacetic acid

IL American - Champaign

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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147

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

17

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.133 ppb243ND - 1.10 ppb
20150.0875 ppb242ND - 1.10 ppb
20160.0960 ppb252ND - 1.30 ppb
20170.179 ppb244ND - 1.10 ppb
20180.271 ppb245ND - 1.40 ppb
20190.0500 ppb261ND - 1.30 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
2014-03-0324986101ND
2014-03-0324986301ND
2014-03-0424985901ND
2014-03-0424986001ND
2014-03-0524985801ND
2014-03-0524986201ND
2014-06-0425866801ND
2014-06-0425867001ND
2014-06-0425867201ND
2014-06-0525866901ND
2014-06-0525867101ND
2014-06-0525867301ND
2014-09-0227002201ND
2014-09-03270021011.10 ppb
2014-09-0327002301ND
2014-09-03270025011.000 ppb
2014-09-0427002401ND
2014-09-04270026011.10 ppb
2014-12-0127693401ND
2014-12-0127693701ND
2014-12-0227693301ND
2014-12-0327693201ND
2014-12-0327693601ND
2014-12-0427693501ND
2015-03-0228351401ND
2015-03-0228351601ND
2015-03-0328351201ND
2015-03-0428351101ND
2015-03-0428351301ND
2015-03-0428351501ND
2015-06-0129108701ND
2015-06-0129108901ND
2015-06-0229108501ND
2015-06-0329108401ND
2015-06-0329108601ND
2015-06-03291088011.000 ppb
2015-09-0830108501ND
2015-09-0830108701ND
2015-09-0830108901ND
2015-09-0930108401ND
2015-09-0930108601ND
2015-09-09301088011.10 ppb
2015-12-0130816101ND
2015-12-0130816301ND
2015-12-0230815801ND
2015-12-0230816001ND
2015-12-0230816201ND
2015-12-0330815901ND
2016-03-0131408601ND
2016-03-0131408801ND
2016-03-0131409001ND
2016-03-0231408501ND
2016-03-0231408701ND
2016-03-0231408901ND
2016-06-0632422901ND
2016-06-0632423101ND
2016-06-0832422601ND
2016-06-0832422701ND
2016-06-0832422801ND
2016-06-0832423001ND
2016-09-06332480011.10 ppb
2016-09-0733247901ND
2016-09-0733248101ND
2016-09-0733248201ND
2016-09-0733248301ND
2016-09-07332484011.30 ppb
2016-11-0934044301ND
2016-12-0533971401ND
2016-12-0533971601ND
2016-12-0633971201ND
2016-12-0733971101ND
2016-12-0733971301ND
2016-12-0733971501ND
2017-03-0634848501ND
2017-03-0634848701ND
2017-03-0734848301ND
2017-03-0834848201ND
2017-03-0834848401ND
2017-03-0834848601ND
2017-06-0535799601ND
2017-06-0535799801ND
2017-06-0635799401ND
2017-06-0735799501ND
2017-06-0835799301ND
2017-06-0835799701ND
2017-09-05370468011.000 ppb
2017-09-0537047001ND
2017-09-0537047201ND
2017-09-0637046701ND
2017-09-0637046901ND
2017-09-0637047101ND
2017-12-05378769011.10 ppb
2017-12-06378768011.10 ppb
2017-12-0637877001ND
2017-12-0637877101ND
2017-12-06378772011.10 ppb
2017-12-0637877301ND
2018-03-0538809401ND
2018-03-0538809601ND
2018-03-0638809201ND
2018-03-0738809101ND
2018-03-0738809301ND
2018-03-0738809501ND
2018-06-04398481011.40 ppb
2018-06-0439848301ND
2018-06-04398484011.20 ppb
2018-06-04398485011.30 ppb
2018-06-04398486011.40 ppb
2018-06-05398482011.20 ppb
2018-09-0440892701ND
2018-09-0440892801ND
2018-09-0440893001ND
2018-09-0540892901ND
2018-09-0540893101ND
2018-09-0540893201ND
2018-12-0342169401ND
2018-12-0342169501ND
2018-12-0342169701ND
2018-12-0342169801ND
2018-12-0342169901ND
2018-12-0342170001ND
2019-03-0443282601ND
2019-03-0443282701ND
2019-03-0443282801ND
2019-03-0443282901ND
2019-03-0443283001ND
2019-03-0443283101ND
2019-06-0344709501ND
2019-06-0344709601ND
2019-06-0344709701ND
2019-06-0344709801ND
2019-06-0344709901ND
2019-06-0344710001ND
2019-09-0446294101ND
2019-09-0446294201ND
2019-09-0446294301ND
2019-09-04462944011.30 ppb
2019-09-0446294501ND
2019-09-0446294601ND
2019-09-0446295001ND
2019-12-0347485601ND
2019-12-0347485701ND
2019-12-0347485801ND
2019-12-0347485901ND
2019-12-0347486001ND
2019-12-0347486101ND
2019-12-0347810501ND