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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Rochester City

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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172

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND320ND
20160.181 ppb321ND - 5.80 ppb
2017ND320ND
2018ND300ND
2019ND300ND

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
2014-04-22316183NPFND
2014-04-22316183NPDND
2014-04-22316183NPAND
2014-04-22316183NPEND
2014-04-22316183NPGND
2014-04-22316183CND
2014-04-22316183NPHND
2014-04-22316183NPBND
2014-10-221410G05-006ND
2014-10-221410G05-008ND
2014-10-221410G05-005ND
2014-10-221410G05-002ND
2014-10-221410G05-007ND
2014-10-221410G05-001ND
2014-10-221410G05-003ND
2014-10-221410G05-004ND
2015-01-261501284-002ND
2015-01-261501G84-004ND
2015-01-261501G84-007ND
2015-01-261501G84-005ND
2015-01-261501G84-003ND
2015-01-261501G84-008ND
2015-01-261501G84-001ND
2015-01-2610501G84-006ND
2015-04-08337935HAND
2015-04-08337395AND
2015-04-08337935CND
2015-04-0833795GND
2015-04-08337935FND
2015-04-08337935BND
2015-04-08337935DND
2015-04-08337935END
2015-07-14344030HND
2015-07-14344030ND
2015-07-14344030DND
2015-07-14344030GND
2015-07-14344030END
2015-07-14344030CND
2015-07-14344030BND
2015-07-14344030FND
2015-10-14351019NP1ND
2015-10-14351019NP4ND
2015-10-14351019NP3ND
2015-10-14351019NP2ND
2015-10-14351019NP8ND
2015-10-14351019NP5ND
2015-10-14351019NP7ND
2015-10-14351019NP6ND
2016-01-123385076ND
2016-01-1233850805.80 ppb
2016-01-123385079ND
2016-01-123385075ND
2016-01-123385073ND
2016-01-123385078ND
2016-01-123385074ND
2016-01-123385077ND
2016-04-113428439ND
2016-04-113428453ND
2016-04-113428443ND
2016-04-113428446ND
2016-04-113428442ND
2016-04-113428440ND
2016-04-113428449ND
2016-04-113428444ND
2016-07-113490602ND
2016-07-113490601ND
2016-07-113490598ND
2016-07-113490599ND
2016-07-113490605ND
2016-07-113490600ND
2016-07-113490603ND
2016-07-113490604ND
2016-10-123564870ND
2016-10-123564871ND
2016-10-123564868ND
2016-10-123564873ND
2016-10-123564869ND
2016-10-123564875ND
2016-10-123564874ND
2016-10-123564872ND
2017-01-113619956ND
2017-01-113619953ND
2017-01-113619955ND
2017-01-113619958ND
2017-01-113619957ND
2017-01-113619954ND
2017-01-113619959ND
2017-02-013631019ND
2017-04-133675099ND
2017-04-133675097ND
2017-04-133675096ND
2017-04-133675094ND
2017-04-133675101ND
2017-04-133675098ND
2017-04-133675100ND
2017-04-133675095ND
2017-07-11392785GOODMANND
2017-07-11392785BLOSSOMND
2017-07-11392785STRONGND
2017-07-11392785LAKEND
2017-07-12392785JOSEPHND
2017-07-12392785ADAMSND
2017-07-12392785EASTMAINND
2017-07-12392785MTHOPEND
2017-10-113799949ND
2017-10-113799955ND
2017-10-113799941ND
2017-10-113799945ND
2017-10-113799947ND
2017-10-113799953ND
2017-10-113799943ND
2017-10-113799951ND
2018-01-113851959ND
2018-01-113851961ND
2018-01-113851953ND
2018-01-113851963ND
2018-01-113851949ND
2018-01-113851955ND
2018-01-113851957ND
2018-01-113851951ND
2018-04-113909049ND
2018-04-113909057ND
2018-04-113909051ND
2018-04-113909047ND
2018-04-113909053ND
2018-04-113909059ND
2018-04-113909045ND
2018-04-113909055ND
2018-07-103986650ND
2018-07-103986652ND
2018-07-103986654ND
2018-07-103986644ND
2018-07-103986642ND
2018-07-103986648ND
2018-07-103986656ND
2018-07-103986646ND
2018-10-104085900ND
2018-10-104085906ND
2018-10-104085898ND
2018-10-104085902ND
2018-10-104085908ND
2018-10-104085904ND
2019-01-094170761ND
2019-01-094170763ND
2019-01-094170767ND
2019-01-094170765ND
2019-01-104170775ND
2019-01-104170771ND
2019-01-104170769ND
2019-04-094256631ND
2019-04-094256637ND
2019-04-094256633ND
2019-04-104256645ND
2019-04-104256643ND
2019-04-104256641ND
2019-04-104256639ND
2019-07-094349835-4349836ND
2019-07-094349837-4349838ND
2019-07-094349841-4349842ND
2019-07-094349839-4349840ND
2019-07-104349847-4349848ND
2019-07-104349843-4349844ND
2019-07-104349845-4349846ND
2019-07-104349849-4349850ND
2019-10-094452507-4452508ND
2019-10-094452511-4452512ND
2019-10-094452509-4452510ND
2019-10-104452515-4452516ND
2019-10-104452517-4452518ND
2019-10-104452521-4452522ND
2019-10-104452513-4452514ND
2019-10-104452519-4452520ND