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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

City of Richland

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.

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168

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

58

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.245 ppb163ND - 1.47 ppb
20150.724 ppb248ND - 2.48 ppb
20160.437 ppb328ND - 2.30 ppb
20170.318 ppb328ND - 1.75 ppb
20180.447 ppb3221ND - 1.65 ppb
20190.415 ppb3210ND - 1.58 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-1195537ND
2014-03-1195535ND
2014-03-1195539ND
2014-03-1195541ND
2014-06-1098770ND
2014-06-1098768ND
2014-06-1098766ND
2014-06-1098772ND
2014-09-0952014ND
2014-09-0952018ND
2014-09-0952016ND
2014-09-0952012ND
2014-12-0955584ND
2014-12-09555771.47 ppb
2014-12-09555821.37 ppb
2014-12-09555791.08 ppb
2015-03-03577862.18 ppb
2015-03-03577842.24 ppb
2015-03-03577882.23 ppb
2015-03-0357790ND
2015-06-1061148ND
2015-06-1061146ND
2015-06-1061144ND
2015-06-1061142ND
2015-09-0965400ND
2015-09-0965399ND
2015-09-0965398ND
2015-09-0965397ND
2015-09-0965396ND
2015-09-0965395ND
2015-09-0965394ND
2015-09-0965393ND
2015-12-0968783ND
2015-12-0968782ND
2015-12-0968781ND
2015-12-09687802.13 ppb
2015-12-09687792.44 ppb
2015-12-09687781.33 ppb
2015-12-09687772.34 ppb
2015-12-09687762.48 ppb
2016-03-08ND
2016-03-082.05 ppb
2016-03-082.25 ppb
2016-03-08ND
2016-03-08ND
2016-03-082.03 ppb
2016-03-081.74 ppb
2016-03-082.30 ppb
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-06-07ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-09-06ND
2016-12-06ND
2016-12-06ND
2016-12-061.02 ppb
2016-12-06ND
2016-12-06ND
2016-12-061.29 ppb
2016-12-061.30 ppb
2016-12-06ND
2017-03-23ND
2017-03-23ND
2017-03-23ND
2017-03-231.03 ppb
2017-03-23ND
2017-03-231.17 ppb
2017-03-23ND
2017-03-231.000 ppb
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-06-13ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-12-121.28 ppb
2017-12-121.27 ppb
2017-12-12ND
2017-12-121.75 ppb
2017-12-121.18 ppb
2017-12-121.51 ppb
2017-12-12ND
2017-12-12ND
2018-03-131.01 ppb
2018-03-131.43 ppb
2018-03-131.40 ppb
2018-03-131.61 ppb
2018-03-131.65 ppb
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-13ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-12ND
2018-09-110.0950 ppb
2018-09-110.500 ppb
2018-09-110.120 ppb
2018-09-110.150 ppb
2018-09-110.360 ppb
2018-09-110.320 ppb
2018-09-110.530 ppb
2018-09-110.280 ppb
2018-12-110.210 ppb
2018-12-110.880 ppb
2018-12-110.0600 ppb
2018-12-110.0700 ppb
2018-12-110.960 ppb
2018-12-110.640 ppb
2018-12-110.990 ppb
2018-12-111.03 ppb
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-121.30 ppb
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-12ND
2019-03-121.36 ppb
2019-03-121.09 ppb
2019-03-121.28 ppb
2019-03-121.49 ppb
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-06-11ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-09-10ND
2019-12-101.22 ppb
2019-12-101.18 ppb
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-101.41 ppb
2019-12-101.37 ppb
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-101.58 ppb