Dibromoacetic acid

Nutley Water Department

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.0688 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.10 ppb
2015	0.663 ppb	16	5	ND - 3.21 ppb
2016	0.133 ppb	16	2	ND - 1.09 ppb
2017	0.268 ppb	16	3	ND - 1.55 ppb
2018	0.0681 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.09 ppb
2019	0.169 ppb	16	2	ND - 1.60 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
2014-03-18	030721-001	ND
2014-03-18	030721-002	1.10 ppb
2014-03-18	030721-003	ND
2014-03-18	030721-004	ND
2014-06-17	031206-002	ND
2014-06-17	031206-003	ND
2014-06-17	031206-001	ND
2014-06-17	031206-004	ND
2014-09-10	031795-002	ND
2014-09-10	031795-003	ND
2014-09-10	031795-001	ND
2014-09-10	031795-004	ND
2014-12-03	14120514-03	ND
2014-12-03	14120514-02	ND
2014-12-03	14120514-01	ND
2014-12-03	14120514-04	ND
2015-03-10	15031311-04	ND
2015-03-10	15031311-02	3.21 ppb
2015-03-10	15031311-01	3.02 ppb
2015-03-10	15031311-03	1.40 ppb
2015-06-16	15061910-04	ND
2015-06-16	15061910-01	ND
2015-06-16	15061910-02	ND
2015-06-16	15061910-03	ND
2015-09-02	15090412-04	ND
2015-09-02	15090412-01	ND
2015-09-02	15090412-02	ND
2015-09-02	15090412-03	ND
2015-12-08	15121114-01	ND
2015-12-08	15121114-04	ND
2015-12-08	15121114-02	1.23 ppb
2015-12-08	15121114-03	1.75 ppb
2016-03-08	16031109-04	ND
2016-03-08	16031109-01	ND
2016-03-08	16031109-03	ND
2016-03-08	16031109-02	ND
2016-06-08	16061014-01	ND
2016-06-08	16061014-03	ND
2016-06-08	16061014-04	ND
2016-06-08	16061014-02	1.09 ppb
2016-09-07	16090919-01	ND
2016-09-07	16090919-03	ND
2016-09-07	16090919-04	ND
2016-09-07	16090919-02	1.03 ppb
2016-12-08	16120914-02	ND
2016-12-08	16120914-01	ND
2016-12-08	16120914-04	ND
2016-12-08	16120914-03	ND
2017-03-08	17031017-03	ND
2017-03-08	17031017-01	ND
2017-03-08	17031017-04	ND
2017-03-08	17031017-02	1.55 ppb
2017-06-13	17061408-04	ND
2017-06-13	17061408-03	ND
2017-06-13	17061408-01	ND
2017-06-13	17061408-02	ND
2017-09-12	17091305-03	ND
2017-09-12	17091305-01	ND
2017-09-12	17091305-02	ND
2017-09-12	17091305-04	ND
2017-12-07	17120814-02	1.55 ppb
2017-12-07	17120814-04	ND
2017-12-07	17120814-03	ND
2017-12-07	17120814-01	1.18 ppb
2018-03-12	18031305-04	ND
2018-03-12	18031305-01	ND
2018-03-12	18031305-02	ND
2018-03-12	18031305-03	ND
2018-06-06	18060818-04	ND
2018-06-06	18060818-01	ND
2018-06-06	18060818-03	ND
2018-06-06	18060818-02	ND
2018-09-05	18090710-03	ND
2018-09-05	18090710-02	ND
2018-09-05	18090710-04	ND
2018-09-05	18090710-01	1.09 ppb
2018-12-07	3004792003	ND
2018-12-07	3004792002	ND
2018-12-07	3004792004	ND
2018-12-07	3004792001	ND
2019-03-13	3021925001	ND
2019-03-13	3021925004	ND
2019-03-13	3021925002	1.10 ppb
2019-03-13	3021925003	ND
2019-06-05	3038277004	ND
2019-06-05	3038277003	ND
2019-06-05	3038277001	ND
2019-06-05	3038277002	ND
2019-09-05	3056516004	ND
2019-09-05	3056516001	ND
2019-09-05	3056516002	1.60 ppb
2019-09-05	3056516003	ND
2019-12-04	19120611-01	ND
2019-12-04	19120611-02	ND
2019-12-04	19120611-03	ND
2019-12-04	19120611-04	ND