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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Wyandotte

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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-11LLF09269ND
2014-02-11LLF09268ND
2014-05-06LLF17138ND
2014-05-06LLF17137ND
2014-08-19LLF33787ND
2014-08-19LLF33786ND
2014-11-17LLF46717ND
2014-11-17LLF46716ND
2018-02-12LLH65503ND
2018-02-12LLH65502ND
2018-05-22LLH81965ND
2018-05-22LLH81964ND
2018-08-08LLH98084ND
2018-08-20LLI00173ND
2018-11-15LLI15745ND
2018-11-15LLI15744ND
2019-02-21LLI26566ND
2019-02-21LLI26565ND
2019-05-16LLI38357ND
2019-05-16LLI38358ND
2019-08-13LLI56014ND
2019-08-13LLI56013ND
2019-11-06LLI75371ND
2019-11-06LLI75370ND