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Dibromoacetic acid

NJ American Water - Raritan

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.

 

332

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

21

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND520ND
20150.121 ppb566ND - 1.20 ppb
20160.0375 ppb562ND - 1.10 ppb
20170.193 ppb569ND - 1.40 ppb
20180.105 ppb564ND - 2.00 ppb
2019ND560ND

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
2014-02-0424724301ND
2014-02-0424724501ND
2014-02-0424722801ND
2014-02-0424722901ND
2014-02-0424724201ND
2014-02-0424724101ND
2014-02-0424723501ND
2014-02-0424725701ND
2014-02-0424725101ND
2014-02-0424724401ND
2014-02-0424723401ND
2014-02-0424725401ND
2014-05-1326022001ND
2014-05-1326021501ND
2014-05-1326021901ND
2014-05-1326021801ND
2014-05-1326021601ND
2014-05-1326021701ND
2014-05-1326022401ND
2014-05-1426022201ND
2014-05-1426021401ND
2014-05-1426022501ND
2014-05-1426022301ND
2014-05-1426022101ND
2014-08-0426597601ND
2014-08-0426595801ND
2014-08-0426595901ND
2014-08-0426597301ND
2014-08-0426597201ND
2014-08-0426598801ND
2014-08-0426598201ND
2014-08-0426596401ND
2014-08-0526597401ND
2014-08-0526180101ND
2014-08-0526180001ND
2014-08-0526596501ND
2014-08-0526597501ND
2014-08-0526598501ND
2014-11-0327407001ND
2014-11-0327404101ND
2014-11-0327777601ND
2014-11-0327407301ND
2014-11-0327406601ND
2014-11-0327406001ND
2014-11-0327404901ND
2014-11-0427405901ND
2014-11-0427404301ND
2014-11-0427404801ND
2014-11-0427404201ND
2014-11-0427405701ND
2014-11-0427405001ND
2014-11-0427406901ND
2015-02-0228097301ND
2015-02-0228092801ND
2015-02-0228093901ND
2015-02-0228092901ND
2015-02-0228095801ND
2015-02-0228098001ND
2015-02-0228094201ND
2015-02-0328096001ND
2015-02-0328093001ND
2015-02-0328095601ND
2015-02-0328094301ND
2015-02-0328096801ND
2015-02-0328096101ND
2015-02-03280972011.10 ppb
2015-05-0529049301ND
2015-05-0529047301ND
2015-05-0529049101ND
2015-05-0529050501ND
2015-05-0629050601ND
2015-05-0629047101ND
2015-05-0629048001ND
2015-05-0629047201ND
2015-05-06290492011.20 ppb
2015-05-0629048301ND
2015-05-06290510011.20 ppb
2015-05-0629049401ND
2015-05-06290482011.10 ppb
2015-05-0829050001ND
2015-08-04300365011.10 ppb
2015-08-0430033701ND
2015-08-0430034201ND
2015-08-0430035201ND
2015-08-0430036101ND
2015-08-0430036401ND
2015-08-0530035401ND
2015-08-0530033501ND
2015-08-0530033601ND
2015-08-05300353011.10 ppb
2015-08-0530034501ND
2015-08-0530036801ND
2015-08-0530035501ND
2015-08-0530034401ND
2015-11-0330727001ND
2015-11-0330725301ND
2015-11-0330726801ND
2015-11-0330726101ND
2015-11-0330727101ND
2015-11-0330728001ND
2015-11-0430728101ND
2015-11-0430725101ND
2015-11-0430725801ND
2015-11-0430725201ND
2015-11-0430728401ND
2015-11-0430727701ND
2015-11-0430726001ND
2015-11-0530726901ND
2016-02-0231362301ND
2016-02-0231359301ND
2016-02-0231362001ND
2016-02-0231360701ND
2016-02-0231363501ND
2016-02-03313636011.10 ppb
2016-02-0331359101ND
2016-02-0331360201ND
2016-02-0331359201ND
2016-02-0331359001ND
2016-02-0331364301ND
2016-02-0331363101ND
2016-02-0331362401ND
2016-02-0331360601ND
2016-05-0332062401ND
2016-05-0332063101ND
2016-05-0332062101ND
2016-05-0332064201ND
2016-05-0332065001ND
2016-05-03320633011.000 ppb
2016-05-0332065501ND
2016-05-0432064301ND
2016-05-0432065601ND
2016-05-0432062201ND
2016-05-0432062301ND
2016-05-0432063401ND
2016-05-0432066101ND
2016-05-0432064401ND
2016-08-0233092701ND
2016-08-0233091101ND
2016-08-0233091601ND
2016-08-0233090801ND
2016-08-0233091901ND
2016-08-0233092801ND
2016-08-0233093701ND
2016-08-0333093801ND
2016-08-0333090901ND
2016-08-0333091001ND
2016-08-0333092601ND
2016-08-0333094101ND
2016-08-0333093401ND
2016-08-0333091801ND
2016-11-0133934401ND
2016-11-0133930101ND
2016-11-0133929801ND
2016-11-0133934301ND
2016-11-0133933601ND
2016-11-0133934501ND
2016-11-0133935401ND
2016-11-0233935501ND
2016-11-0233929901ND
2016-11-0233933301ND
2016-11-0233930001ND
2016-11-0233936201ND
2016-11-0233935101ND
2016-11-0233933501ND
2017-02-0134785601ND
2017-02-0134773101ND
2017-02-0134773001ND
2017-02-0134777601ND
2017-02-0134786701ND
2017-02-0134785101ND
2017-02-0134775801ND
2017-02-0234777901ND
2017-02-0234773301ND
2017-02-0234775401ND
2017-02-0234773201ND
2017-02-0234775901ND
2017-02-0234778001ND
2017-02-0234785501ND
2017-05-0135634701ND
2017-05-0135634601ND
2017-05-01356493011.30 ppb
2017-05-0135647601ND
2017-05-01356398011.40 ppb
2017-05-01356386011.30 ppb
2017-05-02356397011.000 ppb
2017-05-02356483011.30 ppb
2017-05-02356349011.20 ppb
2017-05-0235638501ND
2017-05-0235634801ND
2017-05-02356396011.000 ppb
2017-05-02356387011.20 ppb
2017-05-02356482011.10 ppb
2017-08-0136871301ND
2017-08-0136871201ND
2017-08-0136882801ND
2017-08-0136881601ND
2017-08-0136874201ND
2017-08-0136873101ND
2017-08-0236874101ND
2017-08-0236882101ND
2017-08-0236871501ND
2017-08-0236872801ND
2017-08-0236871401ND
2017-08-0236874001ND
2017-08-0236873201ND
2017-08-0236882001ND
2017-11-0137793401ND
2017-11-0137782301ND
2017-11-0137784001ND
2017-11-0137794101ND
2017-11-0137792901ND
2017-11-0137784301ND
2017-11-0237785301ND
2017-11-0237782501ND
2017-11-0237782401ND
2017-11-0237782201ND
2017-11-0237785201ND
2017-11-0237784401ND
2017-11-0237785401ND
2017-11-0237793301ND
2018-02-01387396011.10 ppb
2018-02-0138734301ND
2018-02-0138737401ND
2018-02-0138733901ND
2018-02-0138739401ND
2018-02-0138738001ND
2018-02-0138739701ND
2018-02-0138741801ND
2018-02-0238741901ND
2018-02-0238734101ND
2018-02-0238734201ND
2018-02-0238743001ND
2018-02-0238741301ND
2018-02-0238737901ND
2018-05-01395699011.40 ppb
2018-05-0139566601ND
2018-05-0139566301ND
2018-05-0139569801ND
2018-05-0139570001ND
2018-05-0139568801ND
2018-05-0139572101ND
2018-05-0239572201ND
2018-05-0239566401ND
2018-05-0239568501ND
2018-05-0239566501ND
2018-05-0239568901ND
2018-05-0239573101ND
2018-05-0239571501ND
2018-08-0140753101ND
2018-08-0140747901ND
2018-08-0140748101ND
2018-08-0140751901ND
2018-08-0140751101ND
2018-08-0140754401ND
2018-08-0140752601ND
2018-08-0140751001ND
2018-08-02407520011.40 ppb
2018-08-0240750701ND
2018-08-0240748001ND
2018-08-0240747801ND
2018-08-0240752101ND
2018-08-0240753001ND
2018-11-0142077701ND
2018-11-0142072301ND
2018-11-0142072501ND
2018-11-0142075101ND
2018-11-0142072401ND
2018-11-0142076301ND
2018-11-0142075501ND
2018-11-0142078001ND
2018-11-0142077201ND
2018-11-0142075401ND
2018-11-02420764012.00 ppb
2018-11-0242072201ND
2018-11-0242076501ND
2018-11-0242077601ND
2019-02-0443052201ND
2019-02-0443051801ND
2019-02-0443052301ND
2019-02-0443052801ND
2019-02-0443052701ND
2019-02-0443052601ND
2019-02-0543052101ND
2019-02-0543055201ND
2019-02-0543055101ND
2019-02-0543055401ND
2019-02-0543052001ND
2019-02-0543052501ND
2019-02-0543051901ND
2019-02-0543052401ND
2019-05-0644254801ND
2019-05-0644252901ND
2019-05-0644253001ND
2019-05-0644253501ND
2019-05-0644253401ND
2019-05-0644253301ND
2019-05-0644253101ND
2019-05-0744252801ND
2019-05-0744252501ND
2019-05-0744254701ND
2019-05-0744255001ND
2019-05-0744252701ND
2019-05-0744253201ND
2019-05-2944941901ND
2019-08-1345922401ND
2019-08-1345922201ND
2019-08-1345922101ND
2019-08-1345922701ND
2019-08-1345922001ND
2019-08-1345921901ND
2019-08-1345921801ND
2019-08-1345921701ND
2019-08-1345920201ND
2019-08-1345920001ND
2019-08-1345919901ND
2019-08-1345922601ND
2019-08-1445922501ND
2019-08-1445922301ND
2019-11-0447258901ND
2019-11-0447258701ND
2019-11-0447258301ND
2019-11-0447257901ND
2019-11-0447257801ND
2019-11-0547259101ND
2019-11-0547258801ND
2019-11-0547259301ND
2019-11-0547258601ND
2019-11-0547258501ND
2019-11-0547258401ND
2019-11-0547258001ND
2019-11-0547259201ND
2019-11-0647259001ND