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Dibromoacetic acid

Middlesex Water Company

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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193

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

54

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.459 ppb3210ND - 2.14 ppb
20150.477 ppb3210ND - 2.39 ppb
20160.444 ppb3210ND - 2.00 ppb
20170.367 ppb339ND - 1.82 ppb
20180.234 ppb325ND - 2.80 ppb
20190.448 ppb3210ND - 1.81 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
2014-02-04030532-0011.57 ppb
2014-02-06030532-003ND
2014-02-06030532-004ND
2014-02-06030532-0051.09 ppb
2014-02-06030532-0021.12 ppb
2014-02-06030532-006ND
2014-02-07030551-0011.05 ppb
2014-02-11030565-0011.36 ppb
2014-05-05030949-001ND
2014-05-05030949-002ND
2014-05-06030949-0041.94 ppb
2014-05-06030949-0031.16 ppb
2014-05-07030949-008ND
2014-05-07030949-006ND
2014-05-07030949-005ND
2014-05-07030949-007ND
2014-08-04031518-0011.88 ppb
2014-08-06031573-002ND
2014-08-06031573-001ND
2014-08-07031574-003ND
2014-08-07031574-004ND
2014-08-08031575-001ND
2014-08-08031574-008ND
2014-09-08031766-0012.14 ppb
2014-11-0414110705-01ND
2014-11-0414110705-02ND
2014-11-0414110705-03ND
2014-11-0514110705-07ND
2014-11-0514110705-05ND
2014-11-0514110705-04ND
2014-11-0514110705-06ND
2014-11-0714110707-011.37 ppb
2015-02-0215020602-01ND
2015-02-0315020602-031.36 ppb
2015-02-0415020604-02ND
2015-02-0415020604-031.19 ppb
2015-02-0415020604-04ND
2015-02-0415020604-01ND
2015-02-0415020604-05ND
2015-02-0615020602-041.56 ppb
2015-05-0415050804-01ND
2015-05-0415050804-021.58 ppb
2015-05-0415050804-03ND
2015-05-0515050805-01ND
2015-05-0615050806-02ND
2015-05-0615050806-01ND
2015-05-0715050806-03ND
2015-05-0815050804-041.82 ppb
2015-08-0315080404-02ND
2015-08-0315080404-03ND
2015-08-0315080404-04ND
2015-08-0415080704-02ND
2015-08-0515080704-071.15 ppb
2015-08-0515080704-101.57 ppb
2015-08-0515080704-09ND
2015-08-0715080705-02ND
2015-11-0215110408-021.45 ppb
2015-11-0315110408-04ND
2015-11-0315110408-05ND
2015-11-0315110408-061.20 ppb
2015-11-0415110606-052.39 ppb
2015-11-0415110606-02ND
2015-11-0415110606-04ND
2015-11-0515110607-02ND
2016-02-022016020402911.20 ppb
2016-02-03201602040294ND
2016-02-03201602040293ND
2016-02-032016020402961.10 ppb
2016-02-05201602090287ND
2016-02-052016020902841.30 ppb
2016-02-052016020902852.00 ppb
2016-02-052016020902861.60 ppb
2016-05-022016005040582ND
2016-05-0220160050405811.20 ppb
2016-05-0320160050405841.10 ppb
2016-05-04201605060325ND
2016-05-04201605060321ND
2016-05-04201605060322ND
2016-05-04201605060324ND
2016-05-05201605060327ND
2016-08-02201608030762ND
2016-08-03201608050519ND
2016-08-03201608050516ND
2016-08-032016080505151.60 ppb
2016-08-03201608050518ND
2016-08-04201608050521ND
2016-08-04201608050522ND
2016-08-052016080906731.70 ppb
2016-11-012016110206801.40 ppb
2016-11-02201611030354ND
2016-11-02201611030333ND
2016-11-02201611030349ND
2016-11-02201611030352ND
2016-11-04201611080615ND
2016-11-04201611080613ND
2016-11-04201611080614ND
2017-02-0617020705-02ND
2017-02-0617020705-03ND
2017-02-0717021003-02ND
2017-02-0817021005-04ND
2017-02-0817021005-02ND
2017-02-1017021405-051.20 ppb
2017-02-1017021405-03ND
2017-02-1017021405-02ND
2017-05-0117050504-02ND
2017-05-0217050504-04ND
2017-05-0317050504-061.20 ppb
2017-05-0317050504-09ND
2017-05-0317050504-08ND
2017-05-0417050505-021.12 ppb
2017-05-0517050505-04ND
2017-05-0517050505-05ND
2017-08-0117080404-021.82 ppb
2017-08-0217080404-041.50 ppb
2017-08-0217080405-03ND
2017-08-0217080405-02ND
2017-08-0317080405-05ND
2017-08-0317080406-02ND
2017-08-0417080807-02ND
2017-08-0417080807-031.31 ppb
2017-08-0417080807-04ND
2017-11-0717110920-02ND
2017-11-0717110922-02ND
2017-11-0717110922-03ND
2017-11-0717110922-04ND
2017-11-0817110920-041.25 ppb
2017-11-0817110921-03ND
2017-11-0817110921-021.28 ppb
2017-11-0917111407-021.43 ppb
2018-02-053866428ND
2018-02-063866433ND
2018-02-063866431ND
2018-02-063866435ND
2018-02-073868763ND
2018-02-073868761ND
2018-02-083868766ND
2018-02-093870468ND
2018-05-0139274061.10 ppb
2018-05-013927409ND
2018-05-0239274161.000 ppb
2018-05-023927411ND
2018-05-023927429ND
2018-05-0239274141.20 ppb
2018-05-023927418ND
2018-05-043930352ND
2018-08-064014560ND
2018-08-084016429ND
2018-08-084016424ND
2018-08-084016427ND
2018-08-0940179432.80 ppb
2018-08-094017941ND
2018-08-094017945ND
2018-08-104021107ND
2018-11-0541115771.40 ppb
2018-11-054111575ND
2018-11-054111579ND
2018-11-064113255ND
2018-11-074114076ND
2018-11-074114078ND
2018-11-074114074ND
2018-11-084116463ND
2019-02-0419020504-021.54 ppb
2019-02-0519020806-021.55 ppb
2019-02-0519020806-03ND
2019-02-0619020804-03ND
2019-02-0619020804-02ND
2019-02-0719020806-05ND
2019-02-0819020806-08ND
2019-02-0819020806-07ND
2019-05-0619050706-02ND
2019-05-0719050805-04ND
2019-05-0719050805-021.23 ppb
2019-05-0719050805-031.37 ppb
2019-05-0819051005-021.74 ppb
2019-05-0819051005-06ND
2019-05-0819051005-03ND
2019-05-0819051005-05ND
2019-08-0519080605-02ND
2019-08-0619080804-04ND
2019-08-0619080804-021.03 ppb
2019-08-0619080804-031.20 ppb
2019-08-0719080806-051.31 ppb
2019-08-0719080806-03ND
2019-08-0719080806-02ND
2019-08-0919080910-02ND
2019-11-0419110606-02ND
2019-11-0619110804-021.81 ppb
2019-11-0619110805-03ND
2019-11-0619110805-02ND
2019-11-0719110808-04ND
2019-11-0719110808-02ND
2019-11-0719110808-03ND
2019-11-0819110808-061.56 ppb