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Dibromoacetic acid

Cedar River Water & Sewer District

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.

 

80

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
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
2018-03-15ND
2018-03-15ND
2018-03-15ND
2018-03-15ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-12-12ND
2018-12-12ND
2018-12-12ND
2018-12-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-09ND
2019-09-09ND
2019-09-09ND
2019-09-09ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2021-03-094088955ND
2021-03-094088953ND
2021-03-094088952ND
2021-03-094088954ND
2021-06-154130760ND
2021-06-154130761ND
2021-06-154130758ND
2021-06-154130759ND
2021-09-144172364ND
2021-09-144172362ND
2021-09-144172363ND
2021-09-144172361ND
2021-12-144215947ND
2021-12-144215946ND
2021-12-144215949ND
2021-12-144215948ND
2022-03-084258152ND
2022-03-084258150ND
2022-03-084258151ND
2022-03-084258153ND
2022-06-144295026ND
2022-06-144295024ND
2022-06-144295027ND
2022-06-144295025ND
2022-09-134343540ND
2022-09-134343541ND
2022-09-134343542ND
2022-09-134343543ND
2022-12-134385530ND
2022-12-134385531ND
2022-12-134385528ND
2022-12-134385529ND
2023-03-144426493ND
2023-03-144426492ND
2023-03-144426494ND
2023-03-144426495ND
2023-06-124468629ND
2023-06-124468630ND
2023-06-124468628ND
2023-06-124468627ND
2023-09-124514492ND
2023-09-124514495ND
2023-09-124514493ND
2023-09-124514494ND
2023-12-134557001ND
2023-12-134557003ND
2023-12-134557004ND
2023-12-134557002ND