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Dibromoacetic acid

Missouri American St. Louis County & St. Charles County

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.

 

400

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

77

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.494 ppb8023ND - 2.22 ppb
20150.263 ppb6411ND - 2.20 ppb
20160.0938 ppb645ND - 1.40 ppb
20170.327 ppb6416ND - 2.60 ppb
20180.584 ppb6418ND - 3.20 ppb
20190.0719 ppb644ND - 1.20 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
2014-02-1924690601ND
2014-02-1924690701ND
2014-02-1924690901ND
2014-02-1924691001ND
2014-02-1924691401ND
2014-02-1924691501ND
2014-02-1924691601ND
2014-02-1924691701ND
2014-02-19246921011.90 ppb
2014-02-19246922011.90 ppb
2014-02-19246923011.90 ppb
2014-02-19246931011.60 ppb
2014-02-19246932011.70 ppb
2014-02-19246933011.70 ppb
2014-02-19246934011.50 ppb
2014-02-19246935011.70 ppb
2014-05-1425591601ND
2014-05-1425591701ND
2014-05-1425591901ND
2014-05-1425592001ND
2014-05-1425592401ND
2014-05-1425592501ND
2014-05-1425592601ND
2014-05-1425592701ND
2014-05-1425593101ND
2014-05-1425593201ND
2014-05-1425593301ND
2014-05-1425594101ND
2014-05-1425594201ND
2014-05-1425594301ND
2014-05-1425594401ND
2014-05-1425594501ND
2014-08-19265473011.20 ppb
2014-08-19265474011.10 ppb
2014-08-1926547601ND
2014-08-19265477011.60 ppb
2014-08-19265481011.30 ppb
2014-08-19265482011.30 ppb
2014-08-19265483011.10 ppb
2014-08-19265484011.20 ppb
2014-08-1926548801ND
2014-08-1926548901ND
2014-08-1926549001ND
2014-08-1926549801ND
2014-08-1926549901ND
2014-08-1926550001ND
2014-08-1926550101ND
2014-08-1926550201ND
2014-08-19AC309342.17 ppb
2014-08-19AC30935ND
2014-08-19AC30936ND
2014-08-19AC309372.22 ppb
2014-08-19AC309382.09 ppb
2014-08-19AC30939ND
2014-08-19AC309402.16 ppb
2014-08-19AC30941ND
2014-08-19AC309422.11 ppb
2014-08-19AC30943ND
2014-08-19AC309441.98 ppb
2014-08-19AC309452.07 ppb
2014-08-19AC30946ND
2014-08-19AC309472.02 ppb
2014-08-19AC30948ND
2014-08-19AC30949ND
2014-11-0627379801ND
2014-11-0627379901ND
2014-11-0627380101ND
2014-11-0627380201ND
2014-11-0627380601ND
2014-11-0627380701ND
2014-11-0627380801ND
2014-11-0627380901ND
2014-11-0627381301ND
2014-11-0627381401ND
2014-11-0627381501ND
2014-11-0627382301ND
2014-11-0627382401ND
2014-11-0627382501ND
2014-11-0627382601ND
2014-11-0627382701ND
2015-02-1228152901ND
2015-02-1228153301ND
2015-02-1228153801ND
2015-02-12281544011.40 ppb
2015-02-1228155801ND
2015-02-1228153001ND
2015-02-1228153201ND
2015-02-1228153701ND
2015-02-1228153901ND
2015-02-1228154001ND
2015-02-12281545011.50 ppb
2015-02-12281546011.60 ppb
2015-02-12281554011.20 ppb
2015-02-12281555011.40 ppb
2015-02-1228155601ND
2015-02-1228155701ND
2015-05-1228884201ND
2015-05-12288845011.10 ppb
2015-05-1228885001ND
2015-05-1228885101ND
2015-05-1228885901ND
2015-05-1228887001ND
2015-05-1228887101ND
2015-05-1228887201ND
2015-05-1228884101ND
2015-05-1228884401ND
2015-05-1228885201ND
2015-05-1228885301ND
2015-05-1228885801ND
2015-05-1228886001ND
2015-05-1228886901ND
2015-05-1228887301ND
2015-08-2529801001ND
2015-08-2529802101ND
2015-08-2529803701ND
2015-08-2529803901ND
2015-08-2529804101ND
2015-08-2529800901ND
2015-08-2529801201ND
2015-08-2529801301ND
2015-08-2529801801ND
2015-08-25298019011.000 ppb
2015-08-2529802001ND
2015-08-2529802601ND
2015-08-2529802701ND
2015-08-2529802801ND
2015-08-2529803801ND
2015-08-2529804001ND
2015-11-1230646601ND
2015-11-1230646701ND
2015-11-1230646901ND
2015-11-1230647001ND
2015-11-1230647501ND
2015-11-12306483012.20 ppb
2015-11-12306484012.20 ppb
2015-11-12306485012.00 ppb
2015-11-1230649401ND
2015-11-12306495011.20 ppb
2015-11-1230649601ND
2015-11-1230649701ND
2015-11-1230649801ND
2015-11-1230647601ND
2015-11-1230647701ND
2015-11-1230647801ND
2016-02-1631262901ND
2016-02-1631263501ND
2016-02-1631263601ND
2016-02-1631263701ND
2016-02-1631265701ND
2016-02-1631262501ND
2016-02-1631262601ND
2016-02-1631262801ND
2016-02-1631263401ND
2016-02-16312642011.20 ppb
2016-02-1631265301ND
2016-02-1631265401ND
2016-02-1631265501ND
2016-02-1631265601ND
2016-02-25315806011.20 ppb
2016-02-25315807011.20 ppb
2016-05-1731963701ND
2016-05-1731964201ND
2016-05-1731964301ND
2016-05-1731965201ND
2016-05-1731966201ND
2016-05-1731966501ND
2016-05-1731963301ND
2016-05-1731963401ND
2016-05-1731963601ND
2016-05-1731964401ND
2016-05-1731964501ND
2016-05-1731965001ND
2016-05-1731965101ND
2016-05-1731966101ND
2016-05-1731966301ND
2016-05-1731966401ND
2016-08-1633016701ND
2016-08-1633017001ND
2016-08-1633017101ND
2016-08-1633017601ND
2016-08-1633017701ND
2016-08-1633017901ND
2016-08-1633018501ND
2016-08-1633018601ND
2016-08-1633019501ND
2016-08-1633019801ND
2016-08-1633019901ND
2016-08-1633016801ND
2016-08-1633017801ND
2016-08-1633018401ND
2016-08-1633019601ND
2016-08-1633019701ND
2016-11-1033703101ND
2016-11-1033703201ND
2016-11-1033704001ND
2016-11-1033703401ND
2016-11-1033703501ND
2016-11-1033704101ND
2016-11-1033704201ND
2016-11-1033704301ND
2016-11-1033704801ND
2016-11-1033704901ND
2016-11-1033706001ND
2016-11-1033706301ND
2016-11-1033705001ND
2016-11-10337059011.000 ppb
2016-11-10337061011.40 ppb
2016-11-1033706201ND
2017-02-0234566501ND
2017-02-0234567001ND
2017-02-0234567101ND
2017-02-02345679011.40 ppb
2017-02-0234568901ND
2017-02-0234569001ND
2017-02-0234566101ND
2017-02-0234566201ND
2017-02-0234566401ND
2017-02-0234567201ND
2017-02-0234567301ND
2017-02-0234567801ND
2017-02-02345691011.40 ppb
2017-02-02345692011.40 ppb
2017-02-0234569301ND
2017-02-1634954301ND
2017-05-2535402801ND
2017-05-2535403301ND
2017-05-2535403401ND
2017-05-2535403601ND
2017-05-2535404101ND
2017-05-2535405301ND
2017-05-2535405401ND
2017-05-2535405801ND
2017-05-2535402401ND
2017-05-2535402501ND
2017-05-2535402701ND
2017-05-2535403501ND
2017-05-2535404201ND
2017-05-2535404301ND
2017-05-2535405501ND
2017-05-2535405601ND
2017-08-17365723011.10 ppb
2017-08-17365725011.20 ppb
2017-08-17365726011.10 ppb
2017-08-1736573101ND
2017-08-1736573301ND
2017-08-1736573701ND
2017-08-1736573801ND
2017-08-1736574801ND
2017-08-17365722011.20 ppb
2017-08-1736573001ND
2017-08-1736573201ND
2017-08-1736573901ND
2017-08-1736574701ND
2017-08-1736574901ND
2017-08-1736575001ND
2017-08-1736575101ND
2017-11-09376608011.20 ppb
2017-11-09376609011.50 ppb
2017-11-09376614011.10 ppb
2017-11-09376616011.10 ppb
2017-11-0937662101ND
2017-11-0937662201ND
2017-11-0937663201ND
2017-11-0937660501ND
2017-11-09376606011.20 ppb
2017-11-09376613011.20 ppb
2017-11-09376615011.10 ppb
2017-11-09376620012.60 ppb
2017-11-0937663001ND
2017-11-09376631011.10 ppb
2017-11-0937663301ND
2017-11-0937663401ND
2018-02-1438583501ND
2018-02-1438583601ND
2018-02-1438583801ND
2018-02-1438583901ND
2018-02-1438584301ND
2018-02-1438584401ND
2018-02-1438584501ND
2018-02-14385846011.70 ppb
2018-02-14385850012.60 ppb
2018-02-14385851013.20 ppb
2018-02-14385852013.10 ppb
2018-02-14385860013.10 ppb
2018-02-14385861012.60 ppb
2018-02-14385862013.00 ppb
2018-02-14385863011.80 ppb
2018-02-14385864012.80 ppb
2018-05-1039345101ND
2018-05-1039345201ND
2018-05-1039345401ND
2018-05-1039345501ND
2018-05-1039345901ND
2018-05-1039346001ND
2018-05-1039346101ND
2018-05-1039346201ND
2018-05-1039346601ND
2018-05-1039346701ND
2018-05-1039346801ND
2018-05-1039347701ND
2018-05-1039347801ND
2018-05-1039347901ND
2018-05-1039348001ND
2018-05-1039348101ND
2018-08-14405608011.60 ppb
2018-08-14405609011.000 ppb
2018-08-14405611011.20 ppb
2018-08-14405612011.60 ppb
2018-08-14405616011.70 ppb
2018-08-14405617011.50 ppb
2018-08-1440561801ND
2018-08-1440561901ND
2018-08-1440562301ND
2018-08-1440562401ND
2018-08-1440562501ND
2018-08-1440563301ND
2018-08-1440563401ND
2018-08-1440563501ND
2018-08-1440563601ND
2018-08-1440563701ND
2018-11-0641788901ND
2018-11-0641789001ND
2018-11-0641789201ND
2018-11-0641789301ND
2018-11-0641789701ND
2018-11-0641789801ND
2018-11-0641789901ND
2018-11-0641790001ND
2018-11-06417904011.40 ppb
2018-11-06417905011.80 ppb
2018-11-06417906011.70 ppb
2018-11-0641791401ND
2018-11-0641791501ND
2018-11-0641791601ND
2018-11-0641791701ND
2018-11-0641791801ND
2019-03-1243199301ND
2019-03-1243199401ND
2019-03-1243199501ND
2019-03-1243199601ND
2019-03-1243200201ND
2019-03-1243200301ND
2019-03-1243200401ND
2019-03-1243200501ND
2019-03-12432015011.20 ppb
2019-03-12432016011.10 ppb
2019-03-1243201701ND
2019-03-1243202901ND
2019-03-1243203001ND
2019-03-1243203101ND
2019-03-1243203201ND
2019-03-1243203301ND
2019-06-1244582801ND
2019-06-1244582901ND
2019-06-1244583001ND
2019-06-1244583101ND
2019-06-1244584001ND
2019-06-1244584101ND
2019-06-1244584201ND
2019-06-1244584301ND
2019-06-1244585501ND
2019-06-1244585601ND
2019-06-1244585701ND
2019-06-1244591501ND
2019-06-1244591601ND
2019-06-1244591701ND
2019-06-1244591801ND
2019-06-1244591901ND
2019-09-1246387601ND
2019-09-1246387701ND
2019-09-1246387801ND
2019-09-1246387901ND
2019-09-1246388801ND
2019-09-1246388901ND
2019-09-1246389001ND
2019-09-1246389301ND
2019-09-1246390401ND
2019-09-1246390501ND
2019-09-1246390601ND
2019-09-1246391501ND
2019-09-1246391601ND
2019-09-1246391701ND
2019-09-1246391801ND
2019-09-1246391901ND
2019-12-1047531701ND
2019-12-1047531801ND
2019-12-1047531901ND
2019-12-1047532001ND
2019-12-1047532701ND
2019-12-1047532801ND
2019-12-1047532901ND
2019-12-1047533001ND
2019-12-10475340011.10 ppb
2019-12-1047534101ND
2019-12-10475342011.20 ppb
2019-12-1047534901ND
2019-12-1047535001ND
2019-12-1047535101ND
2019-12-1047535201ND
2019-12-1047535301ND