Dibromoacetic acid

Glassboro 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
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	0.553 ppb	16	6	ND - 3.48 ppb
2015	1.00 ppb	16	14	ND - 2.60 ppb
2016	0.165 ppb	16	3	ND - 1.36 ppb
2017	0.375 ppb	16	2	ND - 3.00 ppb
2018	0.350 ppb	16	3	ND - 2.40 ppb
2019	0.325 ppb	16	3	ND - 2.10 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
2014-02-04	L4899929-1	ND
2014-02-04	L4899929-2	ND
2014-02-04	L4899929-3	ND
2014-02-04	L4899929-4	ND
2014-05-05	L5015729-2	3.36 ppb
2014-05-05	L5015729-3	ND
2014-05-05	L5015729-1	3.48 ppb
2014-05-05	L5015729-4	ND
2014-08-04	L5157767-2	ND
2014-08-04	L5157767-3	ND
2014-08-04	L5157767-1	ND
2014-08-04	L5157767-4	ND
2014-11-03	L5284462-3	0.580 ppb
2014-11-03	L5284462-2	0.460 ppb
2014-11-03	L5284462-1	0.450 ppb
2014-11-03	L5284462-4	0.520 ppb
2015-02-03	L5406109-4	1.46 ppb
2015-02-03	L5406109-2	1.31 ppb
2015-02-03	L5406109-1	0.840 ppb
2015-02-03	L5406109-3	1.03 ppb
2015-05-05	L5537615-4	0.980 ppb
2015-05-05	L5537615-1	0.670 ppb
2015-05-05	L5537615-2	1.000 ppb
2015-05-05	L5537615-3	0.650 ppb
2015-08-04	L5706745-4	1.01 ppb
2015-08-04	L5706745-1	ND
2015-08-04	L5706745-2	ND
2015-08-04	L5706745-3	1.04 ppb
2015-11-02	L5861109-1	0.550 ppb
2015-11-02	L5861109-4	0.630 ppb
2015-11-02	L5861109-2	2.60 ppb
2015-11-02	L5861109-3	2.28 ppb
2016-02-01	L6015104-4	0.890 ppb
2016-02-01	L6015104-1	ND
2016-02-01	L6015104-3	0.390 ppb
2016-02-01	L6015104-2	1.36 ppb
2016-05-02	3440675	ND
2016-05-02	3440676	ND
2016-05-02	3440673	ND
2016-05-02	3440674	ND
2016-08-01	3511721	ND
2016-08-01	3511722	ND
2016-08-01	3511723	ND
2016-08-01	3511720	ND
2016-11-01	3576956	ND
2016-11-01	3576955	ND
2016-11-01	3576958	ND
2016-11-01	3576957	ND
2017-01-31	3630524	ND
2017-01-31	3630523	ND
2017-01-31	3630525	3.00 ppb
2017-01-31	3630522	3.00 ppb
2017-05-01	3685307	ND
2017-05-01	3685306	ND
2017-05-01	3685304	ND
2017-05-01	3685305	ND
2017-08-01	2251229001	ND
2017-08-01	2251229002	ND
2017-08-01	2251229004	ND
2017-08-01	2251229003	ND
2017-11-01	2273838001	ND
2017-11-01	2273838004	ND
2017-11-01	2273838003	ND
2017-11-01	2273838002	ND
2018-02-01	2293517001	ND
2018-02-01	2293663001	ND
2018-02-01	2293514001	ND
2018-02-01	2293515001	ND
2018-05-02	7050851001-HAA	ND
2018-05-02	7050855001-HAA	ND
2018-05-02	7050852001-HAA	ND
2018-05-02	7050952001-HAA	ND
2018-08-01	2330718001	ND
2018-08-01	2330719001	1.000 ppb
2018-08-01	2330720001	ND
2018-08-01	2330716001	ND
2018-10-30	2347176003	ND
2018-10-30	2347176001	2.20 ppb
2018-10-30	2347176004	2.40 ppb
2018-10-30	2347176002	ND
2019-02-01	3014550001	ND
2019-02-01	3014550004	ND
2019-02-01	3014550003	ND
2019-02-01	3014550002	ND
2019-05-01	3031179004	2.10 ppb
2019-05-01	3031179003	ND
2019-05-01	3031179002	ND
2019-05-01	3031179001	1.90 ppb
2019-08-01	3049222004	ND
2019-08-01	3049222001	ND
2019-08-01	3049222002	1.20 ppb
2019-08-01	3049222003	ND
2019-11-01	3067824001	ND
2019-11-01	3067824002	ND
2019-11-01	3067824004	ND
2019-11-01	3067824003	ND