Dibromoacetic acid

Newton Water Supply

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	0.484 ppb	16	8	ND - 1.36 ppb
2015	1.56 ppb	2	2	1.23 ppb - 1.89 ppb
2016	1.67 ppb	2	2	1.60 ppb - 1.74 ppb
2017	1.87 ppb	2	2	1.76 ppb - 1.97 ppb
2018	1.16 ppb	2	2	1.14 ppb - 1.18 ppb
2019	1.65 ppb	2	2	1.40 ppb - 1.90 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
2014-01-16	2029336	ND
2014-01-16	2029335	ND
2014-01-16	2029334	0.500 ppb
2014-01-16	2029333	0.750 ppb
2014-04-14	2047102	1.33 ppb
2014-04-14	2047101	ND
2014-04-14	2047100	ND
2014-04-14	2047099	ND
2014-07-22	2066368	ND
2014-07-22	2066370	ND
2014-07-22	2066369	ND
2014-07-22	2066367	0.820 ppb
2014-10-16	2087605	1.36 ppb
2014-10-16	2087604	0.970 ppb
2014-10-16	2087603	1.000 ppb
2014-10-16	2087606	1.02 ppb
2015-07-06	1G50246-01	1.23 ppb
2015-07-06	1G50246-02	1.89 ppb
2016-07-07	1G60331-02	1.60 ppb
2016-07-07	1G60331-01	1.74 ppb
2017-07-11	1G70586-01	1.97 ppb
2017-07-11	1G70586-02	1.76 ppb
2018-07-10	1G80572-01	1.18 ppb
2018-07-10	1G80572-02	1.14 ppb
2019-07-10	1G90885-01	1.90 ppb
2019-07-10	1G90885-02	1.40 ppb