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Dibromoacetic acid

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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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

53

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.327 ppb164ND - 1.52 ppb
2015ND160ND
20161.75 ppb1612ND - 3.19 ppb
20171.44 ppb168ND - 5.27 ppb
20180.907 ppb1613ND - 2.04 ppb
20190.850 ppb16160.305 ppb - 1.06 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
2014-02-121402548-001BND
2014-02-121402548-002BND
2014-02-121402548-003BND
2014-02-121402548-004B1.52 ppb
2014-05-141405780-001BND
2014-05-141405780-002B1.38 ppb
2014-05-141405780-003B1.08 ppb
2014-05-141405780-004B1.25 ppb
2014-08-131408778-001BND
2014-08-131408778-002BND
2014-08-131408778-003BND
2014-08-131408778-004BND
2014-12-031412233-003BND
2014-12-031412233-004BND
2014-12-031412233-002BND
2014-12-031412233-001BND
2015-02-111502697-001BND
2015-02-111502697-004BND
2015-02-111502697-002BND
2015-02-111502697-003BND
2015-05-131505A43-001BND
2015-05-131505A43-004BND
2015-05-131505A43-003BND
2015-05-131505A43-002BND
2015-08-121508A01-002BND
2015-08-121508A01-003BND
2015-08-121508A01-001BND
2015-08-121508A01-004BND
2015-11-111511906-002BND
2015-11-111511906-003BND
2015-11-111511906-001BND
2015-11-111511906-004BND
2016-02-101602751-004BND
2016-02-101602751-003BND
2016-02-101602751-002BND
2016-02-101602751-001BND
2016-05-111605917-002B2.60 ppb
2016-05-111605917-004B2.67 ppb
2016-05-111605917-001B3.19 ppb
2016-05-111605917-003B2.94 ppb
2016-08-101608A18-004B2.53 ppb
2016-08-101608A18-001B2.16 ppb
2016-08-101608A18-002B1.89 ppb
2016-08-101608A18-003B1.29 ppb
2016-11-091611696-001B2.05 ppb
2016-11-091611696-004B2.26 ppb
2016-11-091611696-002B2.76 ppb
2016-11-091611696-003B1.68 ppb
2017-02-081702626-001B4.26 ppb
2017-02-081702626-004B5.27 ppb
2017-02-081702626-003B2.94 ppb
2017-02-081702626-002B3.95 ppb
2017-05-111705877-003BND
2017-05-111705877-004BND
2017-05-111705877-001BND
2017-05-111705877-002BND
2017-08-091708904-002B1.60 ppb
2017-08-091708904-004B1.58 ppb
2017-08-091708904-001B1.58 ppb
2017-08-091708904-003B1.82 ppb
2017-11-081711632-001BND
2017-11-081711632-003BND
2017-11-081711632-002BND
2017-11-081711632-004BND
2018-02-141802914-004BND
2018-02-141802914-003BND
2018-02-141802914-002BND
2018-02-141802914-001B1.22 ppb
2018-05-231805I53-004B0.819 ppb
2018-05-231805I53-001B0.792 ppb
2018-05-231805I53-002B0.776 ppb
2018-05-231805I53-003B0.788 ppb
2018-08-081808721-004B1.80 ppb
2018-08-081808721-003B1.82 ppb
2018-08-081808721-002B2.04 ppb
2018-08-081808721-001B1.81 ppb
2018-11-141811B32-001B0.573 ppb
2018-11-141811B32-002B0.584 ppb
2018-11-141811B32-003B0.733 ppb
2018-11-141811B32-004B0.762 ppb
2019-02-061902434-001B0.957 ppb
2019-02-061902434-002B1.02 ppb
2019-02-061902434-003B0.876 ppb
2019-02-061902434-004B0.957 ppb
2019-05-081905704-001B0.309 ppb
2019-05-081905704-004B0.887 ppb
2019-05-081905704-003B0.809 ppb
2019-05-081905704-002B0.305 ppb
2019-09-091909599-002B0.539 ppb
2019-09-091909599-004B1.05 ppb
2019-09-091909599-003B1.06 ppb
2019-09-091909599-001B1.03 ppb
2019-12-041912369-004B1.01 ppb
2019-12-041912369-003B0.991 ppb
2019-12-041912369-002B0.803 ppb
2019-12-041912369-001B1.000 ppb