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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Lehi City

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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64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-08-04ND
2014-08-04ND
2015-08-20ND
2015-08-20ND
2016-06-23ND
2016-06-23ND
2016-06-23ND
2016-06-23ND
2016-09-08ND
2016-09-08ND
2016-09-08ND
2016-09-08ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2016-12-05ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-09-11ND
2017-09-11ND
2017-09-11ND
2017-09-11ND
2017-12-05ND
2017-12-05ND
2017-12-05ND
2017-12-05ND
2018-03-08ND
2018-03-08ND
2018-03-08ND
2018-03-08ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-06-04ND
2018-09-24ND
2018-09-24ND
2018-09-24ND
2018-09-24ND
2018-12-17ND
2018-12-17ND
2018-12-17ND
2018-12-17ND
2019-03-07ND
2019-03-07ND
2019-03-07ND
2019-03-07ND
2019-06-20ND
2019-06-20ND
2019-06-20ND
2019-06-20ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-12-16ND
2019-12-16ND
2019-12-16ND
2019-12-16ND