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Dibromoacetic acid

Rocky Mount, Town of

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.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
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
2018-02-1318021754-05AND
2018-02-1318021754-03AND
2018-05-0918051655-06AND
2018-05-0918051655-04AND
2018-08-0718081653-05AND
2018-08-0718081653-03AND
2018-08-2918084316-04AND
2018-08-2918084316-02AND
2018-11-0718111281-04AND
2018-11-0718111281-02AND
2019-02-1119021456-05AND
2019-02-1119021456-03AND
2019-05-0719051103-06AND
2019-05-0719051103-05AND
2019-08-0519080727-05AND
2019-08-0519080727-03AND
2019-11-18738749005ND
2019-11-18738749003ND
2020-02-107317523004-HAA5ND
2020-02-107317523003-HAA5ND
2020-05-117327370006ND
2020-05-117327370007ND
2020-08-107338274005ND
2020-08-107338274003ND
2020-12-097353593002_460165ND
2020-12-097353593001_460165ND
2021-02-087359716007_460148ND
2021-02-087359716006_460148ND
2021-05-107370870004_460148ND
2021-05-107370870006_460148ND
2021-08-117384218005_460148ND
2021-08-117384218003_460148ND
2021-11-10810-8267-3ND
2021-11-10810-8267-1ND
2022-02-212025210-03ND
2022-02-212025210-01ND
2022-05-112054055-02ND
2022-05-112054055-04ND
2022-08-102084897-01ND
2022-08-102084897-03ND
2022-11-092113916-04ND
2022-11-092113916-02ND
2023-02-083023686-02ND
2023-02-083023686-04ND
2023-05-103053983-0AND
2023-05-103053983-0CND
2023-08-093084072-02ND
2023-08-093084072-04ND
2023-11-083113719-02ND
2023-11-083113719-05ND