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Dibromoacetic acid

NJ American Water - Coastal North

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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288

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

22

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.133 ppb485ND - 1.50 ppb
20150.110 ppb484ND - 1.60 ppb
20160.275 ppb4810ND - 1.90 ppb
20170.0438 ppb482ND - 1.10 ppb
20180.0208 ppb481ND - 1.000 ppb
2019ND480ND

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
2014-02-1024718901ND
2014-02-1024711301ND
2014-02-10247157011.10 ppb
2014-02-1024711201ND
2014-02-10247210011.10 ppb
2014-02-1124715901ND
2014-02-1124711401ND
2014-02-1124714201ND
2014-02-1124714101ND
2014-02-1124713701ND
2014-02-1124710901ND
2014-02-1424714501ND
2014-05-1225503801ND
2014-05-12254955011.50 ppb
2014-05-1225498401ND
2014-05-1225498001ND
2014-05-12255059011.40 ppb
2014-05-1225495401ND
2014-05-1325499101ND
2014-05-1325495801ND
2014-05-1325495701ND
2014-05-1425500901ND
2014-05-1425495901ND
2014-05-1425498501ND
2014-08-11265814011.30 ppb
2014-08-1126584401ND
2014-08-1126584001ND
2014-08-1126581301ND
2014-08-1226584801ND
2014-08-1226581701ND
2014-08-1226581601ND
2014-08-1326590001ND
2014-08-1326586801ND
2014-08-1326581801ND
2014-08-1326584501ND
2014-08-1326592201ND
2014-11-1027400801ND
2014-11-1027396501ND
2014-11-1027393501ND
2014-11-1027397801ND
2014-11-1027400701ND
2014-11-1027393601ND
2014-11-1027396301ND
2014-11-1027393401ND
2014-11-1027396201ND
2014-11-1027395801ND
2014-11-1027402901ND
2014-11-1027393201ND
2015-02-0928090201ND
2015-02-0928087401ND
2015-02-09280901011.10 ppb
2015-02-0928083401ND
2015-02-0928086001ND
2015-02-09280903011.10 ppb
2015-02-1028086301ND
2015-02-1028083301ND
2015-02-1028083201ND
2015-02-1028085901ND
2015-02-1028085501ND
2015-02-1028083001ND
2015-05-1129032801ND
2015-05-1129030801ND
2015-05-1129032701ND
2015-05-1129027101ND
2015-05-1129029201ND
2015-05-1129032901ND
2015-05-1229029401ND
2015-05-1229027001ND
2015-05-1229026901ND
2015-05-1229029101ND
2015-05-1229028701ND
2015-05-1229026701ND
2015-08-1029977101ND
2015-08-1029975001ND
2015-08-1029977001ND
2015-08-1029975501ND
2015-08-1029973601ND
2015-08-1029977201ND
2015-08-1129973801ND
2015-08-1129971101ND
2015-08-1129971001ND
2015-08-1129973501ND
2015-08-1129973101ND
2015-08-1129970801ND
2015-11-0930708601ND
2015-11-0930706401ND
2015-11-09307085011.50 ppb
2015-11-0930706901ND
2015-11-0930705201ND
2015-11-09307087011.60 ppb
2015-11-1030705501ND
2015-11-1030702801ND
2015-11-1030702701ND
2015-11-1030705101ND
2015-11-1030704801ND
2015-11-1030702501ND
2016-02-0831356901ND
2016-02-0831354701ND
2016-02-08313568011.10 ppb
2016-02-0831355201ND
2016-02-0831350501ND
2016-02-08313570011.50 ppb
2016-02-09313536011.10 ppb
2016-02-0931350801ND
2016-02-09313507011.20 ppb
2016-02-0931353301ND
2016-02-09313529011.90 ppb
2016-02-09313504011.40 ppb
2016-05-0932085401ND
2016-05-0932083201ND
2016-05-09320853011.000 ppb
2016-05-0932083701ND
2016-05-0932078601ND
2016-05-09320855011.20 ppb
2016-05-1032081801ND
2016-05-1032078901ND
2016-05-1032078801ND
2016-05-1032081301ND
2016-05-1032080901ND
2016-05-1032078501ND
2016-08-0833087901ND
2016-08-0833085701ND
2016-08-0833087801ND
2016-08-0833086201ND
2016-08-0833081601ND
2016-08-0833088001ND
2016-08-0933084501ND
2016-08-0933081901ND
2016-08-0933081801ND
2016-08-0933084301ND
2016-08-0933083901ND
2016-08-0933081501ND
2016-11-0733907701ND
2016-11-07339045011.30 ppb
2016-11-0733905501ND
2016-11-0733907601ND
2016-11-0733906001ND
2016-11-0733901601ND
2016-11-07339078011.50 ppb
2016-11-0833901901ND
2016-11-0833901801ND
2016-11-0833904301ND
2016-11-0833903901ND
2016-11-0833901501ND
2017-02-0634766601ND
2017-02-0634764401ND
2017-02-0634766501ND
2017-02-0634764901ND
2017-02-0634760201ND
2017-02-0634769201ND
2017-02-0734763301ND
2017-02-0734760501ND
2017-02-0734760401ND
2017-02-0734763001ND
2017-02-0734762601ND
2017-02-0734760101ND
2017-05-0835578601ND
2017-05-0835576401ND
2017-05-08355785011.10 ppb
2017-05-0835576901ND
2017-05-0835571801ND
2017-05-0835573901ND
2017-05-08355787011.000 ppb
2017-05-0935574801ND
2017-05-0935572101ND
2017-05-0935572001ND
2017-05-0935574301ND
2017-05-0935571701ND
2017-08-0736868301ND
2017-08-0736866101ND
2017-08-0736868201ND
2017-08-0736866601ND
2017-08-0736862201ND
2017-08-0736868401ND
2017-08-0836864901ND
2017-08-0836862501ND
2017-08-0836862401ND
2017-08-0836864701ND
2017-08-0836864301ND
2017-08-0836862101ND
2017-11-0637779701ND
2017-11-0637777501ND
2017-11-0637779601ND
2017-11-0637778001ND
2017-11-0637773601ND
2017-11-0637779801ND
2017-11-0737776301ND
2017-11-0737773901ND
2017-11-0737773801ND
2017-11-0737776101ND
2017-11-0737775701ND
2017-11-0737773501ND
2018-02-0538728701ND
2018-02-0538731401ND
2018-02-0638724901ND
2018-02-0638722201ND
2018-02-0638722101ND
2018-02-0638724601ND
2018-02-0638724201ND
2018-02-0638721801ND
2018-02-2238998201ND
2018-02-2238998101ND
2018-02-2238998301ND
2018-02-2238998401ND
2018-05-0739563301ND
2018-05-0739556801ND
2018-05-0739561101ND
2018-05-0739563201ND
2018-05-0739561601ND
2018-05-0739556501ND
2018-05-0739556701ND
2018-05-0739559001ND
2018-05-0739558601ND
2018-05-0739563401ND
2018-05-0739556401ND
2018-05-08395595011.000 ppb
2018-08-0640745101ND
2018-08-0640739301ND
2018-08-0640745001ND
2018-08-0640743401ND
2018-08-0640739001ND
2018-08-0640739201ND
2018-08-0640741501ND
2018-08-0640741101ND
2018-08-0640745201ND
2018-08-0640738901ND
2018-08-0740741701ND
2018-08-0740742901ND
2018-11-0542068801ND
2018-11-0542067501ND
2018-11-0542067801ND
2018-11-0542069301ND
2018-11-0542069101ND
2018-11-0542070001ND
2018-11-0542067601ND
2018-11-0642069801ND
2018-11-0642069401ND
2018-11-0642069501ND
2018-11-0642069701ND
2018-11-0642067701ND
2019-02-0443047301ND
2019-02-0443047201ND
2019-02-0443047001ND
2019-02-0443046901ND
2019-02-0443046801ND
2019-02-0443046701ND
2019-02-0443046301ND
2019-02-0543047101ND
2019-02-0543046601ND
2019-02-0543046501ND
2019-02-0543046401ND
2019-02-0543047401ND
2019-05-0644248301ND
2019-05-0644248201ND
2019-05-0644248001ND
2019-05-0644247901ND
2019-05-0644247801ND
2019-05-0644247701ND
2019-05-0644247301ND
2019-05-0744248101ND
2019-05-0744247601ND
2019-05-0744247501ND
2019-05-0744247401ND
2019-05-0744248401ND
2019-08-0545907801ND
2019-08-0545907601ND
2019-08-0545907301ND
2019-08-0545907201ND
2019-08-0545907101ND
2019-08-0545907001ND
2019-08-0545908101ND
2019-08-0645908001ND
2019-08-0645907901ND
2019-08-0645907701ND
2019-08-0645907501ND
2019-08-0645907401ND
2019-11-0447245901ND
2019-11-0447251401ND
2019-11-0447245801ND
2019-11-0447246301ND
2019-11-0447246601ND
2019-11-0447246901ND
2019-11-0447245701ND
2019-11-0547246001ND
2019-11-0547246501ND
2019-11-0547250001ND
2019-11-0547248201ND
2019-11-0547250201ND