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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-02-18AC43348ND
2014-06-05AC56090ND
2014-08-04AC61938ND
2014-12-19AC75653ND
2015-02-26AC82096ND
2015-04-16AC88581ND
2015-09-16AD07343ND
2015-12-03AD15407ND
2016-02-01AD21058ND
2016-04-25AD33956ND
2016-09-28AD52039ND
2016-12-07AD61150ND
2017-02-13AD70396ND
2017-05-18AD84876ND
2017-09-12AD95751ND
2017-11-21AE05564ND
2018-03-01AE16310ND
2018-06-13AE29807ND
2018-08-22AE38119ND
2018-11-28AE47163ND
2019-03-19AE58991ND
2019-05-13AE65953ND
2019-08-07AE77746ND
2019-10-24AE87568ND