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Dibromoacetic acid

Farmington City Water System

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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48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
20150.313 ppb82ND - 1.40 ppb
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
20180.150 ppb81ND - 1.20 ppb
2019ND80ND

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 Result
2014-02-27ND
2014-02-27ND
2014-06-17ND
2014-06-17ND
2014-09-17ND
2014-09-17ND
2014-12-11ND
2014-12-11ND
2015-03-10ND
2015-03-10ND
2015-06-111.10 ppb
2015-06-111.40 ppb
2015-09-23ND
2015-09-23ND
2015-12-09ND
2015-12-09ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-03-02ND
2016-06-22ND
2016-06-22ND
2016-09-01ND
2016-09-01ND
2016-11-09ND
2016-11-09ND
2017-03-08ND
2017-03-08ND
2017-05-12ND
2017-05-12ND
2017-07-20ND
2017-07-20ND
2017-10-18ND
2017-10-18ND
2018-01-171.20 ppb
2018-01-17ND
2018-04-16ND
2018-04-16ND
2018-08-24ND
2018-08-24ND
2018-10-11ND
2018-10-11ND
2019-03-08ND
2019-03-08ND
2019-04-23ND
2019-04-23ND
2019-09-18ND
2019-09-18ND
2019-10-09ND
2019-10-09ND