Dibromoacetic acid
City of Billings
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.0568 ppb | 37 | 6 | ND - 0.500 ppb |
2015 | 0.225 ppb | 36 | 19 | ND - 0.540 ppb |
2016 | 0.191 ppb | 36 | 15 | ND - 0.560 ppb |
2017 | 0.183 ppb | 34 | 14 | ND - 0.560 ppb |
2018 | 0.335 ppb | 36 | 26 | ND - 0.800 ppb |
2019 | 0.338 ppb | 36 | 20 | ND - 0.850 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 |
---|---|---|
2014-02-10 | 10257526002 | ND |
2014-02-10 | 10257526003 | ND |
2014-02-10 | 10257526004 | ND |
2014-02-10 | 10257526006 | ND |
2014-02-11 | 10257526005 | ND |
2014-02-11 | 10257526007 | ND |
2014-02-12 | 10257526001 | ND |
2014-02-12 | 10257526008 | ND |
2014-05-12 | 10267141003 | ND |
2014-05-12 | 10267141004 | ND |
2014-05-12 | 10267141006 | ND |
2014-05-12 | B14051004-001 | ND |
2014-05-12 | B14051004-001B | ND |
2014-05-13 | 10267141002 | ND |
2014-05-13 | 10267141005 | ND |
2014-05-13 | 10267141007 | ND |
2014-05-14 | 10267141001 | ND |
2014-05-14 | 10267141008 | ND |
2014-08-11 | 10277481003 | ND |
2014-08-11 | 10277481004 | ND |
2014-08-11 | B14081054-001E | ND |
2014-08-12 | 10277481005 | ND |
2014-08-12 | 10277481006 | ND |
2014-08-12 | 10277481007 | ND |
2014-08-13 | 10277481001 | ND |
2014-08-13 | 10277481002 | ND |
2014-08-13 | 10277481008 | ND |
2014-09-02 | B14090072-001B | 0.310 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-001B | 0.340 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-002B | ND |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-003B | ND |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-004B | 0.380 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-005B | ND |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-006B | 0.280 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-007B | 0.290 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-008B | 0.500 ppb |
2014-11-12 | B14110966-009B | ND |
2015-02-09 | B15020974-001E | 0.370 ppb |
2015-02-09 | B15020974-002B | 0.470 ppb |
2015-02-09 | B15020974-003B | 0.500 ppb |
2015-02-09 | B15020974-004B | 0.380 ppb |
2015-02-10 | B15020974-005B | 0.450 ppb |
2015-02-10 | B15020974-006B | 0.420 ppb |
2015-02-10 | B15020974-007B | 0.440 ppb |
2015-02-11 | B15020974-008B | 0.450 ppb |
2015-02-11 | B15020974-009B | 0.360 ppb |
2015-05-11 | B15051144-003B | ND |
2015-05-11 | B15051144-004B | ND |
2015-05-11 | B15051144-006B | ND |
2015-05-11 | B15051144-009B | ND |
2015-05-12 | B15051144-002B | ND |
2015-05-12 | B15051144-005B | ND |
2015-05-12 | B15051144-007B | ND |
2015-05-13 | B15051144-001B | ND |
2015-05-13 | B15051144-008B | ND |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-002B | 0.400 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-004B | 0.530 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-005B | 0.270 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-006B | 0.430 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-007B | 0.440 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-008B | 0.540 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-009B | 0.540 ppb |
2015-08-10 | B15080796-010B | 0.500 ppb |
2015-08-11 | B15080910-001B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-001B | 0.290 ppb |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-002B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-003B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-004B | 0.310 ppb |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-005B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-006B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-007B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-008B | ND |
2015-11-09 | B15110678-009B | ND |
2016-02-08 | B16020890-001E | 0.370 ppb |
2016-02-08 | B16020890-004B | 0.450 ppb |
2016-02-08 | B16020890-005B | 0.530 ppb |
2016-02-08 | B16020890-007B | 0.540 ppb |
2016-02-09 | B16020890-003B | 0.520 ppb |
2016-02-09 | B16020890-006B | 0.560 ppb |
2016-02-09 | B16020890-008B | 0.560 ppb |
2016-02-10 | B16020890-002B | 0.520 ppb |
2016-02-10 | B16020890-009B | ND |
2016-05-09 | B16051069-005B | ND |
2016-05-10 | B16051069-001B | ND |
2016-05-10 | B16051069-003B | ND |
2016-05-11 | B16051069-002B | ND |
2016-05-11 | B16051069-009B | ND |
2016-05-26 | B16052073-001B | ND |
2016-05-26 | B16052073-002B | ND |
2016-05-26 | B16052073-003B | ND |
2016-05-26 | B16052073-004B | ND |
2016-08-08 | B16081057-001B | 0.340 ppb |
2016-08-08 | B16081057-002B | 0.420 ppb |
2016-08-08 | B16081057-003B | 0.430 ppb |
2016-08-08 | B16081057-004B | 0.410 ppb |
2016-08-09 | B16081057-005B | ND |
2016-08-09 | B16081057-006B | ND |
2016-08-09 | B16081057-007B | 0.430 ppb |
2016-08-10 | B16081057-008B | 0.470 ppb |
2016-08-10 | B16081057-009B | 0.340 ppb |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-001B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-002B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-003B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-004B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-005B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-006B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-007B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-008B | ND |
2016-11-09 | B16110820-009B | ND |
2017-02-06 | B17020497-005B | 0.440 ppb |
2017-02-06 | B17020497-006B | 0.530 ppb |
2017-02-06 | B17020497-008B | 0.460 ppb |
2017-02-07 | B17020497-004B | 0.520 ppb |
2017-02-07 | B17020497-007B | 0.560 ppb |
2017-02-07 | B17020497-009B | 0.460 ppb |
2017-02-08 | B17020497-003B | 0.480 ppb |
2017-02-08 | B17020497-010B | 0.500 ppb |
2017-05-08 | B17051019-001E | ND |
2017-05-08 | B17051019-002B | ND |
2017-05-08 | B17051019-003B | ND |
2017-05-08 | B17051019-004B | ND |
2017-05-09 | B17051019-005B | ND |
2017-05-09 | B17051019-006B | ND |
2017-05-09 | B17051019-007B | ND |
2017-05-10 | B17051019-008B | ND |
2017-05-10 | B17051019-009B | ND |
2017-08-07 | B17081099-004B | ND |
2017-08-07 | B17081099-005B | ND |
2017-08-07 | B17081099-007B | ND |
2017-08-08 | B17081099-003B | ND |
2017-08-08 | B17081099-006B | ND |
2017-08-08 | B17081099-008B | ND |
2017-08-09 | B17081099-002B | ND |
2017-08-09 | B17081099-009B | ND |
2017-11-06 | B17110842-001B | 0.340 ppb |
2017-11-06 | B17110842-002B | 0.420 ppb |
2017-11-06 | B17110842-003B | 0.290 ppb |
2017-11-07 | B17110842-004B | ND |
2017-11-07 | B17110842-005B | 0.440 ppb |
2017-11-08 | B17110842-006B | 0.360 ppb |
2017-11-08 | B17110842-007B | 0.420 ppb |
2017-11-08 | B17110842-008B | ND |
2017-11-09 | B17110842-009B | ND |
2018-02-05 | B18020545-001H | 0.510 ppb |
2018-02-05 | B18020545-004B | 0.670 ppb |
2018-02-05 | B18020545-005B | 0.570 ppb |
2018-02-06 | B18020545-006B | 0.720 ppb |
2018-02-06 | B18020545-007B | 0.720 ppb |
2018-02-06 | B18020545-008B | 0.740 ppb |
2018-02-06 | B18020545-009B | 0.680 ppb |
2018-02-07 | B18020545-010B | 0.710 ppb |
2018-02-07 | B18020545-011B | 0.800 ppb |
2018-05-07 | B18051134-001H | ND |
2018-05-07 | B18051134-003B | ND |
2018-05-07 | B18051134-004B | ND |
2018-05-08 | B18051134-005B | 0.460 ppb |
2018-05-08 | B18051134-006B | 0.260 ppb |
2018-05-08 | B18051134-007B | 0.300 ppb |
2018-05-08 | B18051134-008B | 0.300 ppb |
2018-05-09 | B18051134-009B | ND |
2018-05-09 | B18051134-010B | ND |
2018-05-09 | B18051134-011B | ND |
2018-08-06 | B18080949-001H | ND |
2018-08-06 | B18080949-003B | 0.280 ppb |
2018-08-06 | B18080949-004B | 0.250 ppb |
2018-08-07 | B18080949-005B | ND |
2018-08-07 | B18080949-006B | ND |
2018-08-07 | B18080949-007B | ND |
2018-08-08 | B18080949-008B | 0.300 ppb |
2018-08-08 | B18080949-009B | 0.270 ppb |
2018-08-08 | B18080949-010B | 0.300 ppb |
2018-11-07 | B18110767-003B | 0.290 ppb |
2018-11-07 | B18110767-004B | 0.510 ppb |
2018-11-07 | B18110767-005B | 0.560 ppb |
2018-11-07 | B18110767-006B | 0.420 ppb |
2018-11-07 | B18110767-007B | 0.460 ppb |
2018-11-08 | B18110767-008B | 0.340 ppb |
2018-11-08 | B18110767-009B | 0.380 ppb |
2018-11-08 | B18110767-010B | 0.270 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-001H | 0.700 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-002B | 0.820 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-003B | 0.850 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-004B | 0.710 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-005B | 0.810 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-006B | 0.820 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-007B | 0.760 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-008B | 0.780 ppb |
2019-02-11 | B19020608-009B | 0.800 ppb |
2019-05-13 | B19051523-001B | ND |
2019-05-13 | B19051523-004B | ND |
2019-05-13 | B19051523-009B | 0.280 ppb |
2019-05-14 | B19051523-003B | 0.290 ppb |
2019-05-14 | B19051523-006B | 0.270 ppb |
2019-05-14 | B19051523-008B | ND |
2019-05-15 | B19051523-002B | ND |
2019-05-15 | B19051523-005B | ND |
2019-05-15 | B19051523-007B | ND |
2019-08-12 | B19081432-004B | ND |
2019-08-12 | B19081432-009B | 0.510 ppb |
2019-08-13 | B19081432-003B | ND |
2019-08-13 | B19081432-006B | ND |
2019-08-13 | B19081432-008B | ND |
2019-08-14 | B19081432-002B | ND |
2019-08-14 | B19081432-005B | ND |
2019-08-14 | B19081432-007B | ND |
2019-08-14 | B19081432-010A | ND |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-001B | 0.440 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-003B | 0.730 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-004B | 0.280 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-005B | 0.570 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-006B | ND |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-007B | ND |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-008B | 0.700 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-009B | 0.550 ppb |
2019-11-13 | B19111116-010B | 0.500 ppb |