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Dibromoacetic acid

Woodland Park 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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

25

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
20190.719 ppb85ND - 1.69 ppb
20200.706 ppb87ND - 0.980 ppb
20210.536 ppb85ND - 1.20 ppb
20220.187 ppb82ND - 0.939 ppb
20230.525 ppb86ND - 0.875 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-278030801-02ND
2018-03-278030801-01ND
2018-06-278061180-04ND
2018-06-278061180-03ND
2018-09-188090666-01ND
2018-09-188090666-02ND
2018-12-208120780-01ND
2018-12-208120780-02ND
2019-03-259030967-011.69 ppb
2019-03-259030967-02ND
2019-06-269061061-01ND
2019-06-269061061-02ND
2019-09-269091222-021.04 ppb
2019-09-269091222-011.52 ppb
2019-12-269121012-010.850 ppb
2019-12-269121012-020.650 ppb
2020-03-260031088-010.960 ppb
2020-03-260031088-020.930 ppb
2020-06-250061144-010.620 ppb
2020-06-250061144-020.700 ppb
2020-09-230091035-01ND
2020-09-230091035-020.660 ppb
2020-12-220120942-010.980 ppb
2020-12-220120942-020.800 ppb
2021-03-251031235-010.580 ppb
2021-03-251031235-02ND
2021-06-241061246-010.800 ppb
2021-06-241061246-02ND
2021-09-221091079-031.03 ppb
2021-09-221091079-041.20 ppb
2021-12-231121303-01ND
2021-12-231121303-020.680 ppb
2022-03-242031222-01ND
2022-03-242031222-02ND
2022-06-232061152-03ND
2022-06-232061152-04ND
2022-09-222091035-03ND
2022-09-222091035-040.939 ppb
2022-12-222120908-010.558 ppb
2022-12-222120908-02ND
2023-03-2223C0890-010.532 ppb
2023-03-2223C0890-02ND
2023-06-2123F0993-010.875 ppb
2023-06-2123F0993-020.803 ppb
2023-09-2023I1103-01ND
2023-09-2023I1103-020.600 ppb
2023-12-2023L0964-010.748 ppb
2023-12-2023L0964-020.645 ppb