Dibromoacetic acid
Norridge
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2014 | ND | 8 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 8 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 8 | 0 | ND |
2017 | 0.215 ppb | 8 | 1 | ND - 1.72 ppb |
2018 | 0.841 ppb | 8 | 7 | ND - 1.38 ppb |
2019 | 0.981 ppb | 8 | 8 | 0.583 ppb - 1.52 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 |
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2014-01-13 | 1401349-001B | ND |
2014-01-13 | 1401349-002B | ND |
2014-04-16 | 1404867-001B | ND |
2014-04-16 | 1404867-002B | ND |
2014-07-16 | 1407A89-001B | ND |
2014-07-16 | 1407A89-002B | ND |
2014-10-14 | 1410708-001B | ND |
2014-10-14 | 1410708-002B | ND |
2015-01-12 | 1501449-001B | ND |
2015-01-12 | 1501449-002B | ND |
2015-04-15 | 1504B61-001B | ND |
2015-04-15 | 1504B61-002B | ND |
2015-07-15 | 1507D15-001B | ND |
2015-07-15 | 1507D15-002B | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511854-001A | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511854-002A | ND |
2016-01-13 | 1601694-001B | ND |
2016-01-13 | 1601694-002B | ND |
2016-04-12 | 1604767-001B | ND |
2016-04-12 | 1604767-002B | ND |
2016-07-07 | 1607518-001B | ND |
2016-07-07 | 1607518-002B | ND |
2016-10-10 | 1610652-001B | ND |
2016-10-10 | 1610652-002B | ND |
2017-01-10 | 1701420-001B | ND |
2017-01-10 | 1701420-002B | ND |
2017-04-10 | 1704523-001B | ND |
2017-04-10 | 1704523-002B | ND |
2017-07-10 | 1707421-001B | 1.72 ppb |
2017-07-10 | 1707421-002B | ND |
2017-10-10 | 1710692-001B | ND |
2017-10-10 | 1710692-002B | ND |
2018-01-09 | 1801440-002B | ND |
2018-01-09 | 1801440-001B | 1.01 ppb |
2018-04-09 | 1804512-001B | 1.15 ppb |
2018-04-09 | 1804512-002B | 1.13 ppb |
2018-07-09 | 1807369-001B | 1.38 ppb |
2018-07-09 | 1807369-002B | 0.868 ppb |
2018-10-08 | 1810588-001B | 0.787 ppb |
2018-10-08 | 1810588-002B | 0.403 ppb |
2019-01-07 | 1901270-001B | 0.724 ppb |
2019-01-07 | 1901270-002B | 0.773 ppb |
2019-04-08 | 1904605-001B | 1.12 ppb |
2019-04-08 | 1904605-002B | 1.11 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1907D47-001B | 1.52 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1907D47-002B | 0.727 ppb |
2019-10-09 | 1910816-002B | 0.583 ppb |
2019-10-09 | 1910816-001B | 1.29 ppb |