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Dibromoacetic acid

Olympic View 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)

20

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.356 ppb163ND - 2.23 ppb
20190.327 ppb164ND - 1.84 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20210.397 ppb165ND - 2.01 ppb
20220.404 ppb166ND - 1.72 ppb
20230.180 ppb162ND - 1.72 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
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-131.66 ppb
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-122.23 ppb
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-09-11ND
2018-09-111.81 ppb
2018-09-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2018-12-11ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-06-111.84 ppb
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-11ND
2019-09-11ND
2019-09-111.73 ppb
2019-09-11ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-101.12 ppb
2019-12-100.543 ppb
2019-12-10ND
2021-03-0940889630.645 ppb
2021-03-094088962ND
2021-03-0940889651.37 ppb
2021-03-0940889640.861 ppb
2021-06-154130763ND
2021-06-154130764ND
2021-06-154130762ND
2021-06-1541307651.46 ppb
2021-09-144172369ND
2021-09-144172367ND
2021-09-144172368ND
2021-09-1441723702.01 ppb
2021-12-014215908ND
2021-12-014215911ND
2021-12-014215909ND
2021-12-014215910ND
2022-03-084258171ND
2022-03-0842581721.28 ppb
2022-03-0842581731.02 ppb
2022-03-084258170ND
2022-06-144295034ND
2022-06-1442950371.20 ppb
2022-06-1442950350.581 ppb
2022-06-1442950360.659 ppb
2022-09-1343435471.72 ppb
2022-09-134343544ND
2022-09-134343546ND
2022-09-134343545ND
2022-12-134385536ND
2022-12-134385534ND
2022-12-134385537ND
2022-12-134385535ND
2023-03-144426505ND
2023-03-144426502ND
2023-03-144426504ND
2023-03-144426503ND
2023-06-134468632ND
2023-06-134468631ND
2023-06-134468633ND
2023-06-1344686341.16 ppb
2023-09-124514498ND
2023-09-124514497ND
2023-09-124514496ND
2023-09-1245144991.72 ppb
2023-12-124556999ND
2023-12-124556997ND
2023-12-124556998ND
2023-12-124557000ND