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Dibromoacetic acid

Calumet City

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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62

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
2014ND160ND
2015ND140ND
20160.154 ppb81ND - 1.23 ppb
20170.170 ppb81ND - 1.36 ppb
20180.548 ppb87ND - 1.04 ppb
20190.525 ppb880.390 ppb - 0.615 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
2014-02-111402399-001BND
2014-02-111402399-002BND
2014-02-111402399-003BND
2014-02-111402399-004BND
2014-05-201405A28-001BND
2014-05-201405A28-002BND
2014-05-201405A28-003BND
2014-05-201405A28-004BND
2014-08-121408592-001BND
2014-08-121408592-002BND
2014-08-121408592-003BND
2014-08-121408592-004BND
2014-11-181411974-003BND
2014-11-181411974-004BND
2014-11-181411974-002BND
2014-11-181411974-001BND
2015-02-111502784-001BND
2015-02-111502784-002BND
2015-02-111502784-004BND
2015-02-111502784-003BND
2015-05-191505E23-001BND
2015-05-191505E23-004BND
2015-05-191505E23-003BND
2015-05-191505E23-002BND
2015-08-191508G87-002BND
2015-08-191508G87-003BND
2015-08-191508G87-001BND
2015-08-191508G87-004BND
2015-11-191511F33-001BND
2015-11-191511F33-002BND
2016-02-171602C95-002BND
2016-02-181602C95-001BND
2016-05-021605124-001BND
2016-05-021605124-002BND
2016-08-011608167-001BND
2016-08-011608167-002B1.23 ppb
2016-11-071611526-001BND
2016-11-071611526-002BND
2017-02-161702C50-002BND
2017-02-161702C50-001BND
2017-05-011705109-001B1.36 ppb
2017-05-011705109-002BND
2017-08-141708D12-001BND
2017-08-141708D12-002BND
2017-11-201711G75-001BND
2017-11-201711G75-002BND
2018-02-141802964-002B1.04 ppb
2018-02-141802964-001BND
2018-05-211805H00-001B0.666 ppb
2018-05-211805H00-002B0.722 ppb
2018-08-061808511-001B0.684 ppb
2018-08-061808511-002B0.487 ppb
2018-11-021811336-001B0.385 ppb
2018-11-021811336-002B0.401 ppb
2019-02-271902H92-001B0.613 ppb
2019-02-271902H92-002B0.615 ppb
2019-05-071905567-001B0.566 ppb
2019-05-071905567-002B0.499 ppb
2019-08-151908D19-001B0.496 ppb
2019-08-151908D19-002B0.591 ppb
2019-11-041911176-002B0.430 ppb
2019-11-041911176-001B0.390 ppb