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Dibromoacetic acid

Crawford County Rural Water District 6

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

14

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.788 ppb42ND - 2.60 ppb
20190.408 ppb43ND - 0.600 ppb
20200.613 ppb42ND - 1.90 ppb
20210.445 ppb43ND - 0.700 ppb
20220.148 ppb41ND - 0.590 ppb
20230.553 ppb43ND - 0.980 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
2018-01-099047232.60 ppb
2018-04-11937914ND
2018-07-0910022960.550 ppb
2018-11-131077214ND
2019-01-0611014860.500 ppb
2019-04-0811386390.600 ppb
2019-07-1012014720.530 ppb
2019-10-281264931ND
2020-01-131308950ND
2020-04-0613502671.90 ppb
2020-07-061429728ND
2020-10-0515806850.550 ppb
2021-01-1317426650.700 ppb
2021-04-131817110ND
2021-07-0618739020.540 ppb
2021-10-1219906250.540 ppb
2022-01-112137473ND
2022-04-112234489ND
2022-07-062296429ND
2022-10-0323708460.590 ppb
2023-01-082429094ND
2023-04-0224743060.590 ppb
2023-07-1025338950.980 ppb
2023-10-0225862990.640 ppb