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Dibromoacetic acid

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND240ND
2020ND160ND
2021ND200ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND160ND

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
2018-11-0541758101ND
2018-11-0541758801ND
2018-11-0541758001ND
2018-11-0541758201ND
2019-02-0442846901ND
2019-02-0442846501ND
2019-02-0442846701ND
2019-02-0442846601ND
2019-05-0744007201ND
2019-05-0744007301ND
2019-05-0744007401ND
2019-05-0744007101ND
2019-08-1245816801ND
2019-08-1245817001ND
2019-08-1245816901ND
2019-08-1245816701ND
2019-10-1647442201ND
2019-10-1647442301ND
2019-10-1647442401ND
2019-10-1647442101ND
2019-11-0447356201ND
2019-11-0447356501ND
2019-11-0447356401ND
2019-11-0447356301ND
2019-12-1647555101ND
2019-12-1647555301ND
2019-12-1647555001ND
2019-12-1647555201ND
2020-02-04ND
2020-02-04ND
2020-02-04ND
2020-02-04ND
2020-05-06ND
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2020-08-05ND
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2020-11-04ND
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2020-11-04ND
2020-11-04ND
2021-02-04ND
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2021-05-05ND
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2021-08-04ND
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2021-11-04ND
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2021-12-06ND
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2022-02-03ND
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2022-05-04ND
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2022-08-04ND
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2022-11-03ND
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2023-02-02ND
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2023-05-04ND
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2023-08-03ND
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2023-08-03ND
2023-08-03ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND