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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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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40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

4

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND100ND
20160.255 ppb82ND - 1.38 ppb
20170.595 ppb21ND - 1.19 ppb
2018ND20ND
20190.650 ppb21ND - 1.30 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
2014-02-10AC18168ND
2014-02-10AC18167ND
2014-02-10AC18170ND
2014-02-10AC18169ND
2014-05-12AC23175ND
2014-05-12AC23176ND
2014-05-12AC23177ND
2014-05-12AC23178ND
2014-08-20AC33249ND
2014-08-20AC33250ND
2014-08-20AC33251ND
2014-08-20AC33252ND
2014-11-04AC38221ND
2014-11-04AC38224ND
2014-11-04AC38223ND
2014-11-04AC38222ND
2015-02-09AC41949ND
2015-02-09AC41951ND
2015-02-09AC41950ND
2015-02-13AC43142ND
2015-05-11AC46525ND
2015-05-11AC46524ND
2015-08-19AC58762ND
2015-08-19AC58763ND
2015-11-25AC62790ND
2015-11-25AC62791ND
2016-02-26AC66335ND
2016-02-26AC66334ND
2016-05-25AC72028ND
2016-05-25AC72027ND
2016-08-23AC816301.38 ppb
2016-08-23AC81631ND
2016-11-16AC869260.660 ppb
2016-11-16AC86927ND
2017-08-21AD033701.19 ppb
2017-08-21AD03371ND
2018-08-20AD31173ND
2018-08-20AD31174ND
2019-08-27AD539001.30 ppb
2019-08-27AD53901ND