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Dibromoacetic acid

King County Water District #125

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
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-14ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-09-10ND
2018-09-10ND
2018-09-10ND
2018-09-10ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2019-03-11ND
2019-03-11ND
2019-03-11ND
2019-03-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2019-12-09ND
2021-03-094088950ND
2021-03-094088948ND
2021-03-094088951ND
2021-03-094088949ND
2021-06-154130757ND
2021-06-154130754ND
2021-06-154130755ND
2021-06-154130756ND
2021-09-144172358ND
2021-09-144172360ND
2021-09-144172357ND
2021-09-144172359ND
2021-12-144215940ND
2021-12-144215941ND
2021-12-144215943ND
2021-12-144215942ND
2022-03-084258162ND
2022-03-084258164ND
2022-03-084258165ND
2022-03-084258163ND
2022-06-144295020ND
2022-06-144295022ND
2022-06-144295021ND
2022-06-144295023ND
2022-09-154343549ND
2022-09-154343548ND
2022-09-154343550ND
2022-09-154343551ND
2022-12-154385539ND
2022-12-154385541ND
2022-12-154385538ND
2022-12-154385540ND
2023-03-164426507ND
2023-03-164426508ND
2023-03-164426509ND
2023-03-164426506ND
2023-06-154468640ND
2023-06-154468637ND
2023-06-154468638ND
2023-06-154468639ND
2023-09-144514502ND
2023-09-144514500ND
2023-09-144514503ND
2023-09-144514501ND
2023-12-124556996ND
2023-12-124556995ND
2023-12-124556994ND
2023-12-124556993ND