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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	4	0	ND
2015	ND	4	0	ND
2016	ND	4	0	ND
2017	0.560 ppb	4	4	0.510 ppb - 0.610 ppb
2018	0.720 ppb	4	4	0.700 ppb - 0.740 ppb
2019	0.765 ppb	4	4	0.740 ppb - 0.790 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
2014-08-12	207965002	ND
2014-08-12	207965001	ND
2014-08-12	207965002	ND
2014-08-12	207965001	ND
2015-08-18	2024425001	ND
2015-08-18	2024425001	ND
2015-08-18	2024425002	ND
2015-08-18	2024425002	ND
2016-08-16	2041292001	ND
2016-08-16	2041293001	ND
2016-08-16	2041293001	ND
2016-08-16	2041292001	ND
2017-08-08	35329292021	0.510 ppb
2017-08-08	35329292021	0.510 ppb
2017-08-08	35329292020	0.610 ppb
2017-08-08	35329292020	0.610 ppb
2018-08-14	35411333002	0.700 ppb
2018-08-14	35411333001	0.740 ppb
2018-08-14	35411333001	0.740 ppb
2018-08-14	35411333002	0.700 ppb
2019-08-08	35488779001	0.790 ppb
2019-08-08	35488779002	0.740 ppb
2019-08-08	35488779001	0.790 ppb
2019-08-08	35488779002	0.740 ppb