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Dibromoacetic acid

Barre 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.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND160ND
2021ND160ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND160ND

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
2018-01-231801-01637-004ND
2018-01-231801-01637-006ND
2018-01-231801-01637-008ND
2018-01-231801-01637-002ND
2018-04-171804-08425-002ND
2018-04-171804-08425-004ND
2018-04-171804-08425-008ND
2018-04-171804-08425-006ND
2018-07-171807-17348-006ND
2018-07-171807-17348-002ND
2018-07-171807-17348-008ND
2018-07-171807-17348-004ND
2018-10-171810-27325-006ND
2018-10-171810-27325-004ND
2018-10-171810-27325-002ND
2018-10-171810-27325-008ND
2019-01-091901-00749-006ND
2019-01-091901-00749-008ND
2019-01-091901-00749-004ND
2019-01-091901-00749-002ND
2019-04-171904-08469-008ND
2019-04-171904-08469-006ND
2019-04-171904-08469-004ND
2019-04-171904-08469-002ND
2019-07-231907-18115-002ND
2019-07-231907-18115-006ND
2019-07-231907-18115-008ND
2019-07-231907-18115-004ND
2019-10-161910-27109-008ND
2019-10-161910-27109-002ND
2019-10-161910-27109-006ND
2019-10-161910-27109-004ND
2020-01-082001-00853-004ND
2020-01-082001-00853-008ND
2020-01-082001-00853-006ND
2020-01-082001-00853-002ND
2020-04-072004-07684-008ND
2020-04-072004-07684-002ND
2020-04-072004-07684-006ND
2020-04-072004-07684-004ND
2020-07-152007-17867-004ND
2020-07-152007-17867-002ND
2020-07-152007-17867-006ND
2020-07-152007-17867-008ND
2020-10-082010-29089-004ND
2020-10-082010-29089-006ND
2020-10-082010-29089-008ND
2020-10-082010-29089-002ND
2021-01-132101-01091-002ND
2021-01-132101-01091-008ND
2021-01-132101-01091-004ND
2021-01-132101-01091-006ND
2021-04-132104-09715-004ND
2021-04-132104-09715-008ND
2021-04-132104-09715-006ND
2021-04-132104-09715-002ND
2021-07-212107-21017-006ND
2021-07-212107-21017-002ND
2021-07-212107-21017-004ND
2021-07-212107-21017-008ND
2021-10-272110-32188-002ND
2021-10-272110-32188-004ND
2021-10-272110-32188-008ND
2021-10-272110-32188-006ND
2022-01-272201-02183-002ND
2022-01-272201-02183-008ND
2022-01-272201-02183-004ND
2022-01-272201-02183-006ND
2022-05-032205-10798-006ND
2022-05-032205-10798-002ND
2022-05-032205-10798-008ND
2022-05-032205-10798-004ND
2022-07-132207-18953-002ND
2022-07-132207-18953-008ND
2022-07-132207-18953-006ND
2022-07-132207-18953-004ND
2022-10-052210-28984-002ND
2022-10-052210-28984-006ND
2022-10-052210-28984-004ND
2022-10-052210-28984-008ND
2023-01-042301-00336-008ND
2023-01-042301-00336-002ND
2023-01-042301-00336-004ND
2023-01-042301-00336-006ND
2023-04-202304-10450-001ND
2023-04-202304-10450-005ND
2023-04-202304-10450-003ND
2023-04-202304-10450-007ND
2023-07-262307-21708-001ND
2023-07-262307-21708-003ND
2023-07-262307-21708-005ND
2023-07-262307-21708-007ND
2023-10-122310-32603-003ND
2023-10-122310-32603-001ND
2023-10-122310-32603-005ND
2023-10-122310-32603-007ND