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Dibromoacetic acid

Devries Road Community Association

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
20191.66 ppb51ND - 8.30 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND50ND
20230.440 ppb52ND - 1.10 ppb

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
2018-03-05ND
2018-05-29ND
2018-09-19ND
2018-11-19ND
2019-03-048.30 ppb
2019-06-28ND
2019-07-29ND
2019-10-29ND
2019-12-18ND
2021-02-224085306ND
2021-06-144132524ND
2021-09-304188386ND
2021-11-304208191ND
2022-03-214260783ND
2022-05-094335655ND
2022-09-204349209ND
2022-10-284368440ND
2022-11-184383968ND
2023-02-014411413ND
2023-05-094457568ND
2023-08-294521635ND
2023-10-0445450401.10 ppb
2023-11-3045617821.10 ppb