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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Contoocook Village Pct

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2016-02-26B600945002ND
2016-06-06B603848002ND
2016-08-22B607869002ND
2016-11-29B610541002ND
2017-02-27B700908002ND
2017-05-22B702795002ND
2017-08-28B707740002ND
2017-11-28B710085002ND
2018-03-16179660.02ND
2018-05-22182141.02ND
2018-08-29185970.02ND
2018-11-28189615.02ND
2019-02-26192391.02ND
2019-05-28195907.02ND
2019-08-26199530.02ND
2019-11-26203997.02ND