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Dibromoacetic acid

Bowling Green 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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

63

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.594 ppb167ND - 1.80 ppb
20150.800 ppb164ND - 3.90 ppb
20162.24 ppb1615ND - 4.50 ppb
20172.28 ppb1614ND - 4.80 ppb
20182.19 ppb1615ND - 5.20 ppb
20191.92 ppb128ND - 3.00 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
2014-02-10AG64275ND
2014-02-10AG64274ND
2014-02-10AG64277ND
2014-02-10AG64276ND
2014-05-12AG70403ND
2014-05-12AG70404ND
2014-05-12AG70405ND
2014-05-12AG70406ND
2014-08-11AG774431.70 ppb
2014-08-11AG774441.70 ppb
2014-08-11AG774451.80 ppb
2014-08-11AG77446ND
2014-11-13AG855961.000 ppb
2014-11-13AG855971.000 ppb
2014-11-13AG855951.20 ppb
2014-11-13AG855941.10 ppb
2015-02-11AG90604ND
2015-02-11AG90605ND
2015-02-11AG90606ND
2015-02-11AG90607ND
2015-05-11AG96155ND
2015-05-11AG96156ND
2015-05-11AG96157ND
2015-05-11AG96158ND
2015-08-11AH03336ND
2015-08-11AH03339ND
2015-08-11AH03337ND
2015-08-11AH03338ND
2015-11-09AH096292.90 ppb
2015-11-09AH096302.80 ppb
2015-11-09AH096313.90 ppb
2015-11-09AH096323.20 ppb
2016-02-09AH151641.40 ppb
2016-02-09AH151651.60 ppb
2016-02-09AH151661.30 ppb
2016-02-09AH151671.30 ppb
2016-05-09AH211631.000 ppb
2016-05-09AH211661.10 ppb
2016-05-09AH211651.20 ppb
2016-05-09AH211641.20 ppb
2016-08-09AH277932.80 ppb
2016-08-09AH277953.00 ppb
2016-08-09AH27796ND
2016-08-09AH277943.30 ppb
2016-11-08AH354474.00 ppb
2016-11-08AH354464.50 ppb
2016-11-08AH354444.00 ppb
2016-11-08AH354454.20 ppb
2017-02-08AH428381.90 ppb
2017-02-08AH428392.00 ppb
2017-02-08AH428402.10 ppb
2017-02-08AH428371.90 ppb
2017-05-08AH492621.000 ppb
2017-05-08AH492631.20 ppb
2017-05-08AH49264ND
2017-05-08AH492651.000 ppb
2017-08-08AH56990ND
2017-08-08AH569892.20 ppb
2017-08-08AH569882.40 ppb
2017-08-08AH569872.20 ppb
2017-11-14AH644064.60 ppb
2017-11-14AH644074.80 ppb
2017-11-14AH644084.60 ppb
2017-11-14AH644094.50 ppb
2018-02-13AH699581.80 ppb
2018-02-13AH699591.50 ppb
2018-02-13AH699601.90 ppb
2018-02-13AH699612.10 ppb
2018-05-08AH757841.10 ppb
2018-05-08AH757821.30 ppb
2018-05-08AH757811.20 ppb
2018-05-08AH757831.40 ppb
2018-08-13AH829481.000 ppb
2018-08-13AH829492.30 ppb
2018-08-13AH829502.60 ppb
2018-08-13AH82951ND
2018-11-13AH901273.40 ppb
2018-11-13AH901283.20 ppb
2018-11-13AH901295.10 ppb
2018-11-13AH901305.20 ppb
2019-02-11AH956962.70 ppb
2019-02-11AH956982.90 ppb
2019-02-11AH956973.00 ppb
2019-02-11AH956952.90 ppb
2019-05-13AI021342.80 ppb
2019-05-13AI021353.00 ppb
2019-05-13AI021362.80 ppb
2019-05-13AI021372.90 ppb
2019-08-13AI09012ND
2019-08-13AI09013ND
2019-08-13AI09014ND
2019-08-13AI09015ND