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Dibromoacetic acid

Fairfax County Water Authority

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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400

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

233

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.857 ppb8047ND - 2.16 ppb
20151.14 ppb6443ND - 3.13 ppb
20161.21 ppb6445ND - 2.51 ppb
20171.08 ppb6448ND - 2.55 ppb
20180.499 ppb6428ND - 1.39 ppb
20190.488 ppb6422ND - 1.73 ppb

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
2014-02-20FW14013107-05_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013106-04_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013104-02_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013107-03_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013104-05_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013107-06_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013105-05_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013105-04_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013108-03_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013105-03_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013108-05_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013106-02_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013108-06_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013104-04_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013106-03_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013108-04_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013106-05_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013107-04_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013104-03_HAND
2014-02-20FW14013105-06_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042359-05_HA1.13 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042360-05_HA1.13 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042403-05_HA1.12 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042360-04_HA1.12 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042403-03_HA1.10 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042360-03_HA1.09 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042359-06_HA1.08 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042359-04_HA1.08 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042403-04_HA1.07 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042403-02_HA1.04 ppb
2014-05-15FW14042362-04_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042361-05_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042362-03_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042361-03_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042361-04_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042362-05_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042360-02_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042362-06_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042361-06_HAND
2014-05-15FW14042359-03_HAND
2014-08-19FW14072250-04_HA1.39 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072250-03_HA1.38 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072250-05_HA1.36 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072250-06_HA1.27 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072252-05_HA1.23 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072252-04_HA1.16 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072252-06_HA1.000 ppb
2014-08-19FW14072252-03_HAND
2014-08-20FW14072251-05_HA1.61 ppb
2014-08-20FW14072251-03_HA1.49 ppb
2014-08-20FW14072251-04_HA1.49 ppb
2014-08-20FW14072251-02_HA1.04 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072254-03_HA1.89 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072254-05_HA1.78 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072254-04_HA1.72 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072254-02_HA1.68 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072253-03_HA1.58 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072253-06_HA1.40 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072253-04_HA1.39 ppb
2014-08-21FW14072253-05_HA1.27 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022072-04_H2.16 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022072-06_H2.15 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022071-04_H2.14 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022071-03_H2.12 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022072-05_H1.95 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022072-03_H1.94 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022071-05_H1.93 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022069-03_H1.82 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022069-04_H1.73 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022069-02_H1.65 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022069-05_H1.64 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022073-05_H1.51 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022073-04_H1.47 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022073-03_H1.46 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022073-06_H1.41 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022071-02_H1.28 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022070-04_H1.05 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022070-03_H1.02 ppb
2014-11-20FW141022070-05_HND
2014-11-20FW141022070-06_HND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX CO1.03 ppb
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX CO1.000 ppb
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-1900125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-2300125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-02-2300125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.96 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.90 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.82 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.81 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.80 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.79 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.78 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.77 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.76 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.76 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.75 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.69 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.55 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.42 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.36 ppb
2015-05-2100125-FAIRFAX CO1.34 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO3.13 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO3.07 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.58 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.36 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.20 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.16 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.14 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.09 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO2.06 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.95 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.93 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.58 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.37 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.32 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.28 ppb
2015-08-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.44 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.43 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.38 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.36 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.35 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.33 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.29 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.07 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.07 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX CO1.03 ppb
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2015-11-2000125-FAIRFAX COND
2016-02-18FW160107017-02_HND
2016-02-18FW160107017-05_HND
2016-02-18FW160107017-06_HND
2016-02-18FW160107018-03_HND
2016-02-18FW160107018-04_HND
2016-02-18FW160107018-05_HND
2016-02-18FW160107018-06_HND
2016-02-18FW160107019-02_HND
2016-02-18FW160107019-03_HND
2016-02-18FW160107019-04_HND
2016-02-18FW160107019-05_HND
2016-02-18FW160107019-06_HND
2016-02-18FW160107020-03_HND
2016-02-18FW160107020-04_HND
2016-02-18FW160107020-05_HND
2016-02-18FW160107020-06_HND
2016-05-19FW160422081-06_H1.71 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422081-04_H1.69 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422081-03_H1.64 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422019-05_H1.62 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422019-02_H1.58 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422018-06_H1.54 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422019-03_H1.52 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422018-03_H1.51 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422019-06_H1.44 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422019-04_H1.40 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422018-05_H1.34 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422018-04_H1.33 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422081-05_H1.26 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422020-02_H1.06 ppb
2016-05-19FW160422020-05_HND
2016-05-19FW160422020-06_HND
2016-08-16FW160725088-04_H2.07 ppb
2016-08-16FW160725088-05_H1.79 ppb
2016-08-16FW160725088-06_H1.75 ppb
2016-08-16FW160725088-03_H1.70 ppb
2016-08-17FW160725089-06_H1.49 ppb
2016-08-17FW160725089-05_H1.40 ppb
2016-08-17FW160725089-04_H1.35 ppb
2016-08-17FW160725089-03_H1.11 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725087-05_H2.34 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725087-03_H2.00 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725087-02_H1.95 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725087-04_H1.93 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725086-02_H1.64 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725086-06_H1.59 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725086-05_H1.41 ppb
2016-08-18FW160725087-06_H1.36 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018088-06_H2.51 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018088-05_H2.39 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018092-03_H2.38 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018091-02_H2.37 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018091-03_H2.34 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018091-05_H2.34 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018092-05_H2.32 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018092-04_H2.03 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018092-06_H1.99 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018093-06_H1.88 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018093-03_H1.53 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018091-04_H1.50 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018091-06_H1.48 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018093-04_H1.35 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018093-05_H1.35 ppb
2016-11-17FW161018088-02_HND
2017-02-15FW170126080-05_H1.22 ppb
2017-02-15FW170126080-03_H1.21 ppb
2017-02-15FW170126080-04_H1.19 ppb
2017-02-15FW170126080-06_H1.18 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126078-05_H1.64 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126078-02_H1.60 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126078-06_H1.45 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126079-05_H1.42 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126079-02_H1.23 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126079-03_H1.23 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126079-04_H1.19 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126081-06_H1.16 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126081-03_H1.06 ppb
2017-02-16FW170126079-06_HND
2017-02-16FW170126081-04_HND
2017-02-16FW170126081-05_HND
2017-05-18FW170426069-05_H1.29 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426070-03_H1.28 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426070-04_H1.23 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426070-05_H1.13 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426069-04_H1.09 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426069-06_H1.06 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426070-06_H1.03 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426068-05_H1.01 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426068-03_H1.000 ppb
2017-05-18FW170426068-04_HND
2017-05-18FW170426068-06_HND
2017-05-18FW170426069-02_HND
2017-05-18FW170426069-03_HND
2017-05-18FW170426071-02_HND
2017-05-18FW170426071-05_HND
2017-05-18FW170426071-06_HND
2017-08-17FW170710008-05_H2.45 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710006-05_H2.09 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710006-06_H2.06 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710008-02_H1.95 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710008-03_H1.87 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710007-04_H1.74 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710007-06_H1.70 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710007-03_H1.68 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710007-05_H1.67 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710009-06_H1.63 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710008-06_H1.18 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710008-04_H1.15 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710009-05_H1.15 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710009-04_H1.10 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710009-03_H1.01 ppb
2017-08-17FW170710006-02_HND
2017-11-15FW171025015-03_H1.32 ppb
2017-11-15FW171025015-06_H1.14 ppb
2017-11-15FW171025015-05_H1.12 ppb
2017-11-15FW171025015-02_HND
2017-11-15FW171025015-04_HND
2017-11-16FW171025016-06_H2.55 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025016-04_H2.45 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025016-05_H1.70 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025017-06_H1.58 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025017-03_H1.57 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025016-03_H1.47 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025017-04_H1.44 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025017-05_H1.44 ppb
2017-11-16FW171025014-02_HND
2017-11-16FW171025014-05_HND
2017-11-16FW171025014-06_HND
2018-02-15FW180118004-02_HND
2018-02-15FW180118004-05_HND
2018-02-15FW180118004-06_HND
2018-02-15FW180118005-02_H1.11 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118005-03_H1.03 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118005-04_H1.32 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118005-05_H1.12 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118005-06_HND
2018-02-15FW180118007-03_H1.28 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118007-04_HND
2018-02-15FW180118007-05_H1.06 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118007-06_HND
2018-02-15FW180118008-03_H1.07 ppb
2018-02-15FW180118008-04_HND
2018-02-15FW180118008-05_HND
2018-02-15FW180118008-06_H1.02 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424082-02_HND
2018-05-15FW180424082-05_HND
2018-05-15FW180424082-06_H1.38 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424083-02_H1.17 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424083-03_H1.09 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424083-04_H1.04 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424083-05_H1.22 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424083-06_HND
2018-05-15FW180424084-03_H1.08 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424084-04_H1.17 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424084-05_H1.09 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424084-06_H1.39 ppb
2018-05-15FW180424085-03_HND
2018-05-15FW180424085-04_HND
2018-05-15FW180424085-05_HND
2018-05-15FW180424085-06_HND
2018-08-16FW180716080-02_HND
2018-08-16FW180716080-05_HND
2018-08-16FW180716080-06_H1.09 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716081-02_H1.08 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716081-03_H1.08 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716081-04_HND
2018-08-16FW180716081-05_H1.07 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716081-06_HND
2018-08-16FW180716082-03_H1.11 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716082-04_H1.23 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716082-05_H1.18 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716082-06_H1.16 ppb
2018-08-16FW180716083-03_HND
2018-08-16FW180716083-04_HND
2018-08-16FW180716083-05_HND
2018-08-16FW180716083-06_HND
2018-11-16FW181023084-02_HND
2018-11-16FW181023084-05_HND
2018-11-16FW181023084-06_HND
2018-11-16FW181023085-02_HND
2018-11-16FW181023085-03_H1.09 ppb
2018-11-16FW181023085-04_H1.000 ppb
2018-11-16FW181023085-05_H1.20 ppb
2018-11-16FW181023085-06_HND
2018-11-16FW181023086-03_HND
2018-11-16FW181023086-04_HND
2018-11-16FW181023086-05_HND
2018-11-16FW181023086-06_HND
2018-11-16FW181023087-03_HND
2018-11-16FW181023087-04_HND
2018-11-16FW181023087-05_HND
2018-11-16FW181023087-06_HND
2019-02-21FW190124015-02_HND
2019-02-21FW190124015-05_HND
2019-02-21FW190124015-06_HND
2019-02-21FW190124016-02_HND
2019-02-21FW190124016-03_HND
2019-02-21FW190124016-04_HND
2019-02-21FW190124016-05_HND
2019-02-21FW190124016-06_HND
2019-02-21FW190124017-03_HND
2019-02-21FW190124017-04_HND
2019-02-21FW190124017-05_HND
2019-02-21FW190124017-06_HND
2019-02-21FW190124018-03_HND
2019-02-21FW190124018-04_HND
2019-02-21FW190124018-05_HND
2019-02-21FW190124018-06_HND
2019-05-16FW190422088-02_HND
2019-05-16FW190422088-05_HND
2019-05-16FW190422088-06_HND
2019-05-16FW190422089-02_HND
2019-05-16FW190422089-03_HND
2019-05-16FW190422089-04_H1.07 ppb
2019-05-16FW190422089-05_HND
2019-05-16FW190422089-06_HND
2019-05-16FW190422090-03_H1.35 ppb
2019-05-16FW190422090-04_H1.07 ppb
2019-05-16FW190422090-05_H1.40 ppb
2019-05-16FW190422090-06_HND
2019-05-16FW190422091-03_HND
2019-05-16FW190422091-04_H1.03 ppb
2019-05-16FW190422091-05_HND
2019-05-16FW190422091-06_H1.14 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725077-02_HND
2019-08-15FW190725077-05_H1.28 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725077-06_H1.62 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725078-02_H1.66 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725078-03_H1.65 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725078-04_H1.71 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725078-05_H1.46 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725078-06_H1.73 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725079-03_H1.65 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725079-04_H1.71 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725079-05_H1.72 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725079-06_H1.40 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725080-03_H1.26 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725080-04_H1.29 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725080-05_H1.40 ppb
2019-08-15FW190725080-06_H1.54 ppb
2019-11-20FW191029073-02_HND
2019-11-20FW191029073-05_H1.12 ppb
2019-11-20FW191029073-06_HND
2019-11-20FW191029074-02_HND
2019-11-20FW191029074-03_HND
2019-11-20FW191029074-04_HND
2019-11-20FW191029074-05_HND
2019-11-20FW191029074-06_HND
2019-11-20FW191029075-03_HND
2019-11-20FW191029075-04_HND
2019-11-20FW191029075-05_HND
2019-11-20FW191029075-06_HND
2019-11-20FW191029076-03_HND
2019-11-20FW191029076-04_HND
2019-11-20FW191029076-05_HND
2019-11-20FW191029076-06_HND