Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Dibromoacetic acid

River Grove

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.

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

31

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.231 ppb163ND - 1.37 ppb
20180.972 ppb1612ND - 3.90 ppb
20190.854 ppb16160.319 ppb - 1.57 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
2014-02-191402804-001BND
2014-02-191402804-002BND
2014-02-191402804-003BND
2014-02-191402804-004BND
2014-05-211405B51-001BND
2014-05-211405B51-002BND
2014-05-211405B51-003BND
2014-05-211405B51-004BND
2014-08-201408B36-001BND
2014-08-201408B36-002BND
2014-08-201408B36-003BND
2014-08-201408B36-004BND
2014-11-191411A94-003BND
2014-11-191411A94-004BND
2014-11-191411A94-002BND
2014-11-191411A94-001BND
2015-02-181502B09-001BND
2015-02-181502B09-004BND
2015-02-181502B09-002BND
2015-02-181502B09-003BND
2015-05-191505E03-001BND
2015-05-191505E03-004BND
2015-05-191505E03-003BND
2015-05-191505E03-002BND
2015-08-191508F53-002BND
2015-08-191508F53-003BND
2015-08-191508F53-001BND
2015-08-191508F53-004BND
2015-11-171511C56-002BND
2015-11-171511C56-003BND
2015-11-171511C56-001BND
2015-11-171511C56-004BND
2016-02-171602B11-004BND
2016-02-171602B11-003BND
2016-02-171602B11-002BND
2016-02-171602B11-001BND
2016-05-181605E26-002BND
2016-05-181605E26-004BND
2016-05-181605E26-001BND
2016-05-181605E26-003BND
2016-08-171608F70-004BND
2016-08-171608F70-001BND
2016-08-171608F70-002BND
2016-08-171608F70-003BND
2016-11-161611B80-001BND
2016-11-161611B80-004BND
2016-11-161611B80-002BND
2016-11-161611B80-003BND
2017-02-151702A96-001BND
2017-02-151702A96-004BND
2017-02-151702A96-003BND
2017-02-151702A96-002BND
2017-05-171705D44-003BND
2017-05-171705D44-004BND
2017-05-171705D44-001BND
2017-05-171705D44-002BND
2017-08-161708E62-002BND
2017-08-161708E62-004BND
2017-08-161708E62-001B1.37 ppb
2017-08-161708E62-003BND
2017-11-151711B89-001B1.11 ppb
2017-11-151711B89-003BND
2017-11-151711B89-002BND
2017-11-151711B89-004B1.21 ppb
2018-02-211802D67-004B1.31 ppb
2018-02-211802D67-003B1.24 ppb
2018-02-211802D67-002B1.36 ppb
2018-02-211802D67-001B1.27 ppb
2018-05-161805D03-004B1.18 ppb
2018-05-161805D03-001B0.942 ppb
2018-05-161805D03-002B1.10 ppb
2018-05-161805D03-003B1.08 ppb
2018-08-151808C77-004BND
2018-08-151808C77-003BND
2018-08-151808C77-002BND
2018-08-151808C77-001B3.90 ppb
2018-11-201811F41-001B0.694 ppb
2018-11-201811F41-002BND
2018-11-201811F41-003B0.561 ppb
2018-11-201811F41-004B0.917 ppb
2019-02-201902C99-001B0.898 ppb
2019-02-201902C99-002B1.04 ppb
2019-02-201902C99-003B0.938 ppb
2019-02-201902C99-004B0.987 ppb
2019-05-291905L74-001B1.05 ppb
2019-05-291905L74-004B1.18 ppb
2019-05-291905L74-003B1.02 ppb
2019-05-291905L74-002B0.503 ppb
2019-08-211908H30-002B0.458 ppb
2019-08-211908H30-004B0.458 ppb
2019-08-211908H30-003B0.637 ppb
2019-08-211908H30-001B1.57 ppb
2019-11-201911F15-004B1.05 ppb
2019-11-201911F15-003B0.781 ppb
2019-11-201911F15-002B0.319 ppb
2019-11-201911F15-001B0.774 ppb