Dibromoacetic acid

Ravenna City PWS

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
2014	0.440 ppb	16	5	ND - 1.80 ppb
2015	0.463 ppb	16	6	ND - 1.30 ppb
2016	0.723 ppb	16	4	ND - 7.04 ppb
2017	0.398 ppb	16	6	ND - 1.20 ppb
2018	ND	17	0	ND
2019	3.26 ppb	12	5	ND - 10.9 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
2014-01-14	14010777-002	ND
2014-01-14	14010777-003	ND
2014-01-14	14010777-004	ND
2014-01-14	14010777-005	1.19 ppb
2014-04-09	14040855-002	ND
2014-04-09	14040855-003	ND
2014-04-09	14040855-004	ND
2014-04-09	14040855-005	ND
2014-07-10	14071152-002	ND
2014-07-10	14071152-003	ND
2014-07-10	14071152-004	ND
2014-07-10	14071152-005	ND
2014-10-10	14101618-002	1.80 ppb
2014-10-10	14101618-003	1.78 ppb
2014-10-10	14101618-004	1.09 ppb
2014-10-10	14101618-005	1.18 ppb
2015-01-14	15-10612-02	ND
2015-01-14	15-10612-03	ND
2015-01-14	15-10612-04	ND
2015-01-14	15-10612-05	ND
2015-04-14	15-14647-05	ND
2015-04-14	15-14647-04	ND
2015-04-14	15-14647-03	ND
2015-04-14	15-14647-02	ND
2015-07-14	15-19774-05	1.30 ppb
2015-07-14	15-19774-04	1.30 ppb
2015-07-14	15-19774-03	1.30 ppb
2015-07-14	15-19774-02	1.30 ppb
2015-10-14	15-25255-03	ND
2015-10-14	15-25255-02	ND
2015-10-14	15-25255-04	1.10 ppb
2015-10-14	15-25255-05	1.10 ppb
2016-01-13	16-10712-01	ND
2016-01-13	16-10712-02	ND
2016-01-13	16-10712-03	ND
2016-01-13	16-10712-04	ND
2016-04-13	16041470	ND
2016-04-13	16041472	ND
2016-04-13	16041471	ND
2016-04-13	16041469	ND
2016-07-13	16071602	ND
2016-07-13	16071603	7.04 ppb
2016-07-13	16071604	1.47 ppb
2016-07-13	16071605	1.98 ppb
2016-10-11	16101319	ND
2016-10-11	16101318	ND
2016-10-11	16101316	1.08 ppb
2016-10-11	16101317	ND
2017-01-11	17011156	ND
2017-01-11	17011157	ND
2017-01-11	17011158	ND
2017-01-11	17011159	ND
2017-04-11	17041215	1.03 ppb
2017-04-11	17041216	1.12 ppb
2017-04-11	17041214	1.01 ppb
2017-04-11	17041213	ND
2017-07-12	17-22781-08	1.000 ppb
2017-07-12	17-22781-07	1.20 ppb
2017-07-12	17-22781-06	1.000 ppb
2017-07-12	17-22781-05	ND
2017-10-12	17101639	ND
2017-10-12	17101640	ND
2017-10-12	17101641	ND
2017-10-12	17101642	ND
2018-01-09	18010848	ND
2018-01-09	18010849	ND
2018-01-09	18010850	ND
2018-01-09	18010851	ND
2018-04-10	18041048	ND
2018-04-10	18041051	ND
2018-04-10	18041050	ND
2018-04-10	18041049	ND
2018-07-11	18071403	ND
2018-07-11	18071404	ND
2018-07-11	18071405	ND
2018-07-11	18071406	ND
2018-10-10	18101957	ND
2018-10-10	18101953	ND
2018-10-10	18101954	ND
2018-10-10	18101955	ND
2018-10-10	18101956	ND
2019-01-09	19011330	10.9 ppb
2019-01-09	19011329	9.12 ppb
2019-01-09	19011328	8.16 ppb
2019-01-09	19011327	8.95 ppb
2019-04-10	19-17236-03	ND
2019-04-10	19-17236-05	ND
2019-04-10	19-17236-04	ND
2019-04-10	19-17236-02	ND
2019-07-12	19072578	ND
2019-07-12	19072579	ND
2019-07-12	19072580	1.96 ppb
2019-07-12	19072581	ND