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Dibromoacetic acid

Naval Air Station/whidbey Island

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.

 

84

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND200ND
2019ND160ND
2020N/A00N/A
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
2018-01-09ND
2018-01-09ND
2018-01-09ND
2018-01-09ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-04-10ND
2018-07-12ND
2018-07-12ND
2018-07-12ND
2018-07-12ND
2018-10-09ND
2018-10-09ND
2018-10-09ND
2018-10-09ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-07-02ND
2019-07-02ND
2019-07-02ND
2019-07-02ND
2019-10-08ND
2019-10-08ND
2019-10-08ND
2019-10-08ND
2021-01-054066419ND
2021-01-054066417ND
2021-01-054066413ND
2021-01-054066415ND
2021-04-274108265ND
2021-04-274108261ND
2021-04-274108267ND
2021-04-274108263ND
2021-07-204145132ND
2021-07-204145128ND
2021-07-204146143ND
2021-07-204145126ND
2021-10-194193693ND
2021-10-194193676ND
2021-10-194193681ND
2021-10-194193688ND
2022-01-184234065ND
2022-01-184234070ND
2022-01-184234085ND
2022-01-184234077ND
2022-04-194279779ND
2022-04-194279781ND
2022-04-194279777ND
2022-04-194279775ND
2022-07-264322108ND
2022-07-264322102ND
2022-07-264322106ND
2022-07-264322104ND
2022-10-044356066ND
2022-10-044356064ND
2022-10-044356070ND
2022-10-044356068ND
2023-01-244407725ND
2023-01-244407727ND
2023-01-244407723ND
2023-01-244407729ND
2023-06-134468896ND
2023-06-134468903ND
2023-06-134468887ND
2023-06-134468878ND
2023-08-084499442ND
2023-08-084499440ND
2023-08-084499446ND
2023-08-084499444ND
2023-10-244539772ND
2023-10-244539789ND
2023-10-244539783ND
2023-10-244539778ND