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Dibromoacetic acid

Okmulgee County Rural Water District #7 (nuyaka)

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.

 

47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

9

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019ND100ND
20200.690 ppb64ND - 1.07 ppb
20210.564 ppb84ND - 1.16 ppb
20220.750 ppb81ND - 6.00 ppb
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-171654157ND
2018-01-171654159ND
2018-04-041674271ND
2018-04-041674273ND
2018-07-111699879ND
2018-07-111699882ND
2018-10-031723517ND
2019-01-231753632ND
2019-01-231753634ND
2019-02-1150927ND
2019-02-1150928ND
2019-04-171776372ND
2019-04-171776374ND
2019-07-241804083ND
2019-07-241804081ND
2019-10-091829887ND
2019-10-091829888ND
2020-04-1651233ND
2020-04-1651232ND
2020-07-0820070806-011.07 ppb
2020-07-0820070806-021.03 ppb
2020-10-0820100803-021.01 ppb
2020-10-0820100803-011.03 ppb
2021-01-12210112_09-021.06 ppb
2021-01-12210112_09-011.16 ppb
2021-04-0821040811-011.14 ppb
2021-04-0821040811-021.15 ppb
2021-07-1421071403-01ND
2021-07-1421071403-02ND
2021-10-0521100509-01ND
2021-10-0521100509-02ND
2022-01-1922011910-02ND
2022-01-1922011910-01ND
2022-04-1122041103-01ND
2022-04-1122041103-02ND
2022-07-1922071905-016.00 ppb
2022-07-1922071905-02ND
2022-10-1822101801-01ND
2022-10-1822101801-02ND
2023-01-1923011908-01ND
2023-01-1923011908-02ND
2023-04-1223041204-01ND
2023-04-1223041204-02ND
2023-07-1323071303-01ND
2023-07-1323071303-02ND
2023-10-1223101205-01ND
2023-10-1223101205-02ND