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Dibromoacetic acid

City of Mount Holly

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

63

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20143.94 ppb1615ND - 7.10 ppb
20157.53 ppb16163.50 ppb - 11.0 ppb
20161.77 ppb1615ND - 2.70 ppb
20171.24 ppb1613ND - 2.20 ppb
20180.275 ppb164ND - 1.10 ppb
2019ND160ND

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
2014-02-1092189413002-21.40 ppb
2014-02-1092189413003-21.10 ppb
2014-02-1092189413004-2ND
2014-02-1092189413001-21.10 ppb
2014-05-0692200309001DIS-23.20 ppb
2014-05-0692200309002DIS-23.40 ppb
2014-05-0692200309003DIS-23.10 ppb
2014-05-0692200309004DIS-22.80 ppb
2014-08-1392213211001TTH-27.00 ppb
2014-08-1392213211002TTH-24.90 ppb
2014-08-1392213211003TTH-26.90 ppb
2014-08-1392213211004TTH-27.10 ppb
2014-11-1292225563002TTH-25.50 ppb
2014-11-1292225563004TTH-24.30 ppb
2014-11-1292225563003TTH-25.50 ppb
2014-11-1292225563001TTH-25.70 ppb
2015-02-113.50 ppb
2015-02-117.00 ppb
2015-02-115.30 ppb
2015-02-115.20 ppb
2015-05-1310.00 ppb
2015-05-1310.00 ppb
2015-05-1311.0 ppb
2015-05-138.20 ppb
2015-08-129.10 ppb
2015-08-127.50 ppb
2015-08-129.50 ppb
2015-08-129.30 ppb
2015-11-115.80 ppb
2015-11-117.60 ppb
2015-11-115.10 ppb
2015-11-116.40 ppb
2016-02-1192286342007TTH-21.70 ppb
2016-02-1192286342006TTH-22.10 ppb
2016-02-1192286342005TTH-22.50 ppb
2016-02-1192286342004TTH-22.50 ppb
2016-05-1192297391004TTH-21.20 ppb
2016-05-1192297391003TTH-21.70 ppb
2016-05-1192297391002TTH-21.50 ppb
2016-05-1192297391001TTH-21.60 ppb
2016-08-1092308594001TTH-22.10 ppb
2016-08-1092308594002TTH-22.70 ppb
2016-08-1092308594003TTH-22.20 ppb
2016-08-1092308594004TTH-21.40 ppb
2016-11-0392318634004TTH-21.80 ppb
2016-11-0392318634005TTH-21.70 ppb
2016-11-0392318634006TTH-21.60 ppb
2016-11-0392318634007TTH-2ND
2017-02-0892329386007TTHND
2017-02-0892329386004TTH1.30 ppb
2017-02-0892329386005TTH1.60 ppb
2017-02-0892329386006TTH1.30 ppb
2017-05-0892339758003TTH1.90 ppb
2017-05-0892339758004TTH1.90 ppb
2017-05-0892339758005TTH2.00 ppb
2017-05-0892339758006TTH1.000 ppb
2017-08-0992351086006TTHND
2017-08-0992351086005TTH1.30 ppb
2017-08-0992351086004TTH1.20 ppb
2017-08-0992351086003TTH1.40 ppb
2017-11-1792364017002TTH1.50 ppb
2017-11-1792364017003TTH1.30 ppb
2017-11-1792364017004TTH2.20 ppb
2017-11-1792364017005TTHND
2018-02-1392373387006TTH ND
2018-02-1392373387005TTH 1.10 ppb
2018-02-1392373387004TTH 1.10 ppb
2018-02-1392373387003TTH 1.10 ppb
2018-05-1592385058005TTH 1.10 ppb
2018-05-1592385058004TTH ND
2018-05-1592385058003TTH ND
2018-05-1892385352001TTH ND
2018-08-0792394976004TTH ND
2018-08-0792394976003TTH ND
2018-08-0792394976002TTH ND
2018-08-0792394976001TTH ND
2018-11-1492407592002TTH ND
2018-11-1492407592003TTH ND
2018-11-1492407592004TTH ND
2018-11-1492407592005TTH ND
2019-02-1392417734001_3770ND
2019-02-1392417734002_3770ND
2019-02-1392417734003_3770ND
2019-02-1392417734004_3770ND
2019-05-0792428278002_3770ND
2019-05-0792428278004_3770ND
2019-05-0792428278003_3770ND
2019-05-0792428278001_3770ND
2019-08-1492441570002_3770ND
2019-08-1492441570004_3770ND
2019-08-1492441570003_3770ND
2019-08-1492441570001_3770ND
2019-11-0592452455004_3770ND
2019-11-0592452455003_3770ND
2019-11-0592452455002_3770ND
2019-11-0592452455001_3770ND