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Dibromoacetic acid

Leflore County Rural Water District #3

NOTE: Leflore County Rural Water District #3 purchases water from Talihina PWA which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Talihina PWA.

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND100ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Leflore County Rural Water District #3 purchases water from Talihina PWA which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Talihina PWA.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-131803434ND
2018-03-131803435ND
2018-06-121806366ND
2018-06-121806367ND
2018-09-111809336ND
2018-09-111809337ND
2018-12-111812290ND
2018-12-111812289ND
2019-03-121903336ND
2019-03-121903335ND
2019-06-111906379ND
2019-06-111906380ND
2019-09-101909368ND
2019-09-101909367ND
2019-12-101912303ND
2019-12-101912302ND
2020-03-10100231-02ND
2020-03-10100231-01ND
2020-06-09101415-01ND
2020-06-09101415-02ND
2020-09-08102721-02ND
2020-09-08102721-01ND
2020-12-08104036-02ND
2020-12-08104036-01ND
2021-03-09105316-02ND
2021-03-09105316-01ND
2021-06-08106656-01ND
2021-06-08106656-02ND
2021-09-14108166-01ND
2021-09-14108166-02ND
2021-12-14109447-01ND
2021-12-14109447-02ND
2022-03-08110611-02ND
2022-03-08110611-01ND
2022-06-14112025-01ND
2022-06-14112025-02ND
2022-09-13113384-01ND
2022-09-13113384-02ND
2022-12-13114680-01ND
2022-12-13114680-02ND
2023-03-14116030-01ND
2023-03-14116030-02ND
2023-06-13117421-01ND
2023-06-13117421-02ND
2023-09-12118908-01ND
2023-09-12118908-02ND
2023-12-12120310-01ND
2023-12-12120310-02ND