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Dibromoacetic acid

Allen County Rural Water District 13

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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

26

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20190.775 ppb84ND - 2.60 ppb
20203.60 ppb86ND - 9.80 ppb
20211.36 ppb880.750 ppb - 1.90 ppb
20220.425 ppb84ND - 1.30 ppb
20230.364 ppb84ND - 0.910 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-111004286ND
2019-01-081103468ND
2019-01-081103469ND
2019-04-2211578462.20 ppb
2019-04-2211578472.60 ppb
2019-07-291212055ND
2019-07-291212056ND
2019-10-1512596780.750 ppb
2019-10-1512596770.650 ppb
2020-01-1413097453.10 ppb
2020-01-1413097463.00 ppb
2020-04-1513576761.50 ppb
2020-04-2713626612.00 ppb
2020-07-1314394809.80 ppb
2020-07-1314394779.40 ppb
2020-10-041582233ND
2020-10-041582232ND
2021-01-1017392951.10 ppb
2021-01-1017392941.20 ppb
2021-04-2818166091.70 ppb
2021-04-2818166101.60 ppb
2021-07-1118803920.840 ppb
2021-07-1118803910.750 ppb
2021-10-0419780981.80 ppb
2021-10-0419780991.90 ppb
2022-01-0221023221.30 ppb
2022-01-0221023231.10 ppb
2022-04-1822392260.500 ppb
2022-04-1822392270.500 ppb
2022-07-042295017ND
2022-07-042295016ND
2022-10-062377284ND
2022-10-062377285ND
2023-01-2324370260.500 ppb
2023-01-2324370270.740 ppb
2023-04-0324778830.760 ppb
2023-04-0324778840.910 ppb
2023-07-092532873ND
2023-07-092532872ND
2023-10-082589538ND
2023-10-082589539ND