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Dibromoacetic acid

Ellerbe, Town of

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.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-0692372211001TTHND
2018-02-0692372211002TTHND
2018-02-2892375049001TTHND
2018-05-0892383881002TTHND
2018-05-0892383881001TTHND
2018-08-0792394763001TTHND
2018-08-0792394763002TTHND
2018-11-0692406159001TTHND
2018-11-0692406159002TTHND
2019-08-0692440192001_37706ND
2019-08-0692440192002_37706ND
2020-02-1192464632001_37706ND
2020-02-1192464632002_37706ND
2020-05-0592476282001_37706ND
2020-05-0592476282002_37706ND
2020-08-0492489096001_37706ND
2020-08-0492489096002_37706ND
2020-08-1892491684001_37706ND
2020-11-0692505183001_37706ND
2020-11-0692505183002_37706ND
2021-02-1092521509001_37706ND
2021-02-1092521509002_37706ND
2021-05-0492536661001_37706ND
2021-05-0492536661002_37706ND
2021-08-0492553781001_37706ND
2021-08-0492553781002_37706ND
2021-11-0292570371001_12710ND
2021-11-0292570371002_12710ND
2022-02-0892586907001_37706ND
2022-02-0892586907002_37706ND
2022-05-1092603699001_37706ND
2022-05-1092603699002_37706ND
2022-08-0492618671002_37706ND
2022-08-0492618671001_37706ND
2022-11-0892635393001_37706ND
2022-11-0892635393002_37706ND
2023-02-0992651418001_37706ND
2023-02-0992651418002_37706ND
2023-05-0992667128001_37706ND
2023-05-0992667128002_37706ND
2023-08-2392684560001_37706ND
2023-08-2392684560002_37706ND
2023-12-2092705273001_12710ND
2023-12-2092705273002_12710ND