Dibromoacetic acid

Brockport Village

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	ND	12	0	ND
2015	0.219 ppb	16	3	ND - 1.30 ppb
2016	ND	16	0	ND
2017	ND	16	0	ND
2018	0.0625 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.000 ppb
2019	0.0750 ppb	16	1	ND - 1.20 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
2014-05-14	1406674-003	ND
2014-05-14	1406674-001	ND
2014-05-14	1406674-002	ND
2014-05-14	1406674-004	ND
2014-08-13	1412765C	ND
2014-08-13	1412765A	ND
2014-08-13	1412765B	ND
2014-08-13	1412765W	ND
2014-11-12	1418695A	ND
2014-11-12	1418695D	ND
2014-11-12	1418659B	ND
2014-11-12	1418695C	ND
2015-02-11	1501875C	1.10 ppb
2015-02-11	1501875D	ND
2015-02-11	1501875A	1.10 ppb
2015-02-11	1501875B	ND
2015-05-13	1506527C	ND
2015-05-13	1506527D	ND
2015-05-13	1506527B	ND
2015-05-13	1506527A	1.30 ppb
2015-08-12	1512507-002	ND
2015-08-12	1512507-003	ND
2015-08-12	1512507-004	ND
2015-08-12	1212507-001	ND
2015-11-10	1517900-001	ND
2015-11-10	1517900-003	ND
2015-11-10	1517900-004	ND
2015-11-10	1517900-002	ND
2016-01-13	1600649-001DBP	ND
2016-01-13	1600649-004DBP	ND
2016-01-13	1600649-003DBP	ND
2016-01-13	1600649-002DBP	ND
2016-04-13	1605242-004DBP	ND
2016-04-13	1605242-002DBP	ND
2016-04-13	1605242-001DBP	ND
2016-04-13	1605242-003DBP	ND
2016-08-18	1613696-003	ND
2016-08-18	1613696-004	ND
2016-08-18	1613696-002	ND
2016-08-18	1613696-001	ND
2016-11-09	1618795-001DBP	ND
2016-11-09	1618795-004DBP	ND
2016-11-09	1618795-003DBP	ND
2016-11-09	1618795-002DBP	ND
2017-02-08	1701946-004	ND
2017-02-08	1701946-001	ND
2017-02-08	1701946-002	ND
2017-02-08	1701946-003	ND
2017-05-10	1706813-004	ND
2017-05-10	1706813-003	ND
2017-05-10	1706813-001	ND
2017-05-10	1706813-002	ND
2017-08-09	1712940-003	ND
2017-08-09	1712940-004	ND
2017-08-09	1712940-001	ND
2017-08-09	1712940-002	ND
2017-11-08	1718523-001	ND
2017-11-08	1718523-004	ND
2017-11-08	1718523-002	ND
2017-11-08	1718523-003	ND
2018-02-14	1802296-003	1.000 ppb
2018-02-14	1802296-004	ND
2018-02-14	1802296-001	ND
2018-02-14	1802296-002	ND
2018-05-13	1807035-004	ND
2018-05-13	1807035-003	ND
2018-05-13	1807035-002	ND
2018-05-13	1807035-001	ND
2018-08-08	1813399-004	ND
2018-08-08	1813399-002	ND
2018-08-08	1813399-003	ND
2018-08-08	1813399-001	ND
2018-11-14	1819704-003	ND
2018-11-14	1819704-004	ND
2018-11-14	1819704-002	ND
2018-11-14	1819704-001	ND
2019-02-13	1902050-004	1.20 ppb
2019-02-13	1902050-002	ND
2019-02-13	1902050-001	ND
2019-02-13	1902050-003	ND
2019-05-08	1906613-004	ND
2019-05-08	1906613-001	ND
2019-05-08	1906613-003	ND
2019-05-08	1906613-002	ND
2019-08-14	1913663-004	ND
2019-08-14	1913663-003	ND
2019-08-14	1913663-001	ND
2019-08-14	1913663-002	ND
2019-11-13	1919228-001	ND
2019-11-13	1919228-003	ND
2019-11-13	1919228-002	ND
2019-11-13	1919228-004	ND