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Dibromoacetic acid

Deming Municipal Water System

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

34

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
20150.131 ppb167ND - 0.610 ppb
20160.250 ppb168ND - 0.870 ppb
20170.0700 ppb162ND - 0.620 ppb
20180.146 ppb165ND - 0.780 ppb
20190.308 ppb1612ND - 0.680 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
2014-03-111403523-001BND
2014-03-111403525-001BND
2014-03-111403524-001BND
2014-03-111403526-001BND
2014-05-211405A17-001BND
2014-05-211405A20-001BND
2014-05-211405A19-001BND
2014-05-211405A18-001BND
2014-07-021407227-001BND
2014-07-021407223-001BND
2014-07-021407225-001BND
2014-07-021407229-001BND
2014-10-131410640-001BND
2014-10-131410710-001BND
2014-10-131410645-001BND
2014-10-131410708-001BND
2015-01-271501957-001BND
2015-01-271501960-001BND
2015-01-271501958-001BND
2015-01-271501959-001BND
2015-04-071504354-001BND
2015-04-071504303-001BND
2015-04-071504310-001BND
2015-04-071504304-001BND
2015-07-2120150209590.150 ppb
2015-07-212015020957ND
2015-07-2120150209580.130 ppb
2015-07-2120150209600.350 ppb
2015-10-2020150316980.460 ppb
2015-10-2020150316990.200 ppb
2015-10-2020150317000.200 ppb
2015-10-2020150317010.610 ppb
2016-01-1220160012120.410 ppb
2016-01-1220160012130.320 ppb
2016-01-1220160012110.300 ppb
2016-01-1220160012100.140 ppb
2016-04-0520160097270.540 ppb
2016-04-052016009728ND
2016-04-0520160097300.600 ppb
2016-04-0520160097290.820 ppb
2016-07-122016019984ND
2016-07-122016019985ND
2016-07-122016019986ND
2016-07-122016019987ND
2016-10-2420160309650.870 ppb
2016-10-242016030963ND
2016-10-242016030966ND
2016-10-242016030964ND
2017-01-032017000156ND
2017-01-032017000154ND
2017-01-032017000155ND
2017-01-032017000157ND
2017-04-102017010930ND
2017-04-102017010931ND
2017-04-102017010929ND
2017-04-102017010932ND
2017-07-122017020134ND
2017-07-122017020135ND
2017-07-122017020137ND
2017-07-1220170201360.500 ppb
2017-10-0920170290900.620 ppb
2017-10-092017029091ND
2017-10-092017029088ND
2017-10-092017029089ND
2018-01-022018000142ND
2018-01-022018000141ND
2018-01-022018000140ND
2018-01-022018000139ND
2018-04-042018009704ND
2018-04-042018009701ND
2018-04-042018009702ND
2018-04-042018009703ND
2018-07-1020180187360.780 ppb
2018-07-1020180187350.280 ppb
2018-07-1020180187340.330 ppb
2018-07-102018018733ND
2018-10-162018029562ND
2018-10-162018029563ND
2018-10-1620180295640.530 ppb
2018-10-1620180295650.410 ppb
2019-01-0820190005970.420 ppb
2019-01-0820190005980.470 ppb
2019-01-0820190005990.260 ppb
2019-01-0820190006000.480 ppb
2019-04-0920190089720.260 ppb
2019-04-092019008975ND
2019-04-092019008974ND
2019-04-0920190089730.360 ppb
2019-07-162019019611ND
2019-07-1620190196130.470 ppb
2019-07-1620190196120.430 ppb
2019-07-1620190196100.680 ppb
2019-10-1620190302050.300 ppb
2019-10-162019030204ND
2019-10-1620190302030.280 ppb
2019-10-1620190302020.520 ppb