Dibromoacetic acid

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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	0.588 ppb	16	5	ND - 2.30 ppb
2015	1.81 ppb	16	16	1.30 ppb - 2.50 ppb
2016	0.813 ppb	16	8	ND - 1.90 ppb
2017	0.388 ppb	16	4	ND - 1.70 ppb
2018	1.27 ppb	16	12	ND - 3.40 ppb
2019	0.608 ppb	12	4	ND - 2.00 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
2014-02-10	AE23673	ND
2014-02-10	AE23672	ND
2014-02-10	AE23675	ND
2014-02-10	AE23674	ND
2014-05-08	AE32821	ND
2014-05-08	AE32822	ND
2014-05-08	AE32823	ND
2014-05-08	AE32824	ND
2014-08-08	AE44190	ND
2014-08-08	AE44191	1.30 ppb
2014-08-08	AE44192	ND
2014-08-08	AE44193	ND
2014-11-10	AE56671	1.80 ppb
2014-11-10	AE56672	2.30 ppb
2014-11-10	AE56670	2.20 ppb
2014-11-10	AE56669	1.80 ppb
2015-02-10	AE65545	1.30 ppb
2015-02-10	AE65546	1.50 ppb
2015-02-10	AE65547	1.60 ppb
2015-02-10	AE65548	1.50 ppb
2015-05-08	AE75258	1.40 ppb
2015-05-08	AE75259	1.50 ppb
2015-05-08	AE75260	1.60 ppb
2015-05-08	AE75261	1.70 ppb
2015-08-10	AE87489	2.40 ppb
2015-08-10	AE87492	2.50 ppb
2015-08-10	AE87490	2.50 ppb
2015-08-10	AE87491	2.50 ppb
2015-11-10	AE99234	1.70 ppb
2015-11-10	AE99235	1.70 ppb
2015-11-10	AE99236	1.70 ppb
2015-11-10	AE99237	1.80 ppb
2016-02-09	AF07581	ND
2016-02-09	AF07582	ND
2016-02-09	AF07583	ND
2016-02-09	AF07584	ND
2016-05-10	AF16054	ND
2016-05-10	AF16057	ND
2016-05-10	AF16056	ND
2016-05-10	AF16055	ND
2016-08-09	AF25914	1.90 ppb
2016-08-09	AF25915	1.40 ppb
2016-08-09	AF25916	1.20 ppb
2016-08-09	AF25917	1.70 ppb
2016-11-08	AF35789	1.70 ppb
2016-11-08	AF35786	1.50 ppb
2016-11-08	AF35787	1.80 ppb
2016-11-08	AF35788	1.80 ppb
2017-02-10	AF43311	ND
2017-02-10	AF43312	ND
2017-02-10	AF43313	ND
2017-02-10	AF43314	ND
2017-05-08	AF50909	ND
2017-05-08	AF50910	ND
2017-05-08	AF50911	ND
2017-05-08	AF50912	ND
2017-08-08	AF60135	1.50 ppb
2017-08-08	AF60136	1.50 ppb
2017-08-08	AF60137	1.50 ppb
2017-08-08	AF60138	1.70 ppb
2017-11-10	AF69019	ND
2017-11-10	AF69021	ND
2017-11-10	AF69020	ND
2017-11-10	AF69018	ND
2018-02-08	AF76372	1.30 ppb
2018-02-08	AF76373	1.20 ppb
2018-02-08	AF76374	1.10 ppb
2018-02-08	AF76375	1.10 ppb
2018-05-08	AF83814	1.10 ppb
2018-05-08	AF83813	1.000 ppb
2018-05-08	AF83812	1.000 ppb
2018-05-08	AF83811	1.10 ppb
2018-08-08	18-26706-01	2.90 ppb
2018-08-08	18-26706-02	2.50 ppb
2018-08-08	18-26706-03	2.60 ppb
2018-08-08	18-26706-04	3.40 ppb
2018-11-09	18-34746-02	ND
2018-11-09	18-34746-04	ND
2018-11-09	18-34746-03	ND
2018-11-09	18-34746-01	ND
2019-02-08	19-12832-01	ND
2019-02-08	19-12832-02	ND
2019-02-08	19-12832-03	ND
2019-02-08	19-12832-04	ND
2019-05-13	19-19623-01	ND
2019-05-13	19-19623-02	ND
2019-05-13	19-19623-03	ND
2019-05-13	19-19623-04	ND
2019-08-09	19-27529-01	1.70 ppb
2019-08-09	19-27529-02	1.80 ppb
2019-08-09	19-27529-03	2.00 ppb
2019-08-09	19-27529-04	1.80 ppb