Dibromoacetic acid
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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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2017 | 0.231 ppb | 16 | 3 | ND - 1.37 ppb |
2018 | 0.972 ppb | 16 | 12 | ND - 3.90 ppb |
2019 | 0.854 ppb | 16 | 16 | 0.319 ppb - 1.57 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 |
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2014-02-19 | 1402804-001B | ND |
2014-02-19 | 1402804-002B | ND |
2014-02-19 | 1402804-003B | ND |
2014-02-19 | 1402804-004B | ND |
2014-05-21 | 1405B51-001B | ND |
2014-05-21 | 1405B51-002B | ND |
2014-05-21 | 1405B51-003B | ND |
2014-05-21 | 1405B51-004B | ND |
2014-08-20 | 1408B36-001B | ND |
2014-08-20 | 1408B36-002B | ND |
2014-08-20 | 1408B36-003B | ND |
2014-08-20 | 1408B36-004B | ND |
2014-11-19 | 1411A94-003B | ND |
2014-11-19 | 1411A94-004B | ND |
2014-11-19 | 1411A94-002B | ND |
2014-11-19 | 1411A94-001B | ND |
2015-02-18 | 1502B09-001B | ND |
2015-02-18 | 1502B09-004B | ND |
2015-02-18 | 1502B09-002B | ND |
2015-02-18 | 1502B09-003B | ND |
2015-05-19 | 1505E03-001B | ND |
2015-05-19 | 1505E03-004B | ND |
2015-05-19 | 1505E03-003B | ND |
2015-05-19 | 1505E03-002B | ND |
2015-08-19 | 1508F53-002B | ND |
2015-08-19 | 1508F53-003B | ND |
2015-08-19 | 1508F53-001B | ND |
2015-08-19 | 1508F53-004B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C56-002B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C56-003B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C56-001B | ND |
2015-11-17 | 1511C56-004B | ND |
2016-02-17 | 1602B11-004B | ND |
2016-02-17 | 1602B11-003B | ND |
2016-02-17 | 1602B11-002B | ND |
2016-02-17 | 1602B11-001B | ND |
2016-05-18 | 1605E26-002B | ND |
2016-05-18 | 1605E26-004B | ND |
2016-05-18 | 1605E26-001B | ND |
2016-05-18 | 1605E26-003B | ND |
2016-08-17 | 1608F70-004B | ND |
2016-08-17 | 1608F70-001B | ND |
2016-08-17 | 1608F70-002B | ND |
2016-08-17 | 1608F70-003B | ND |
2016-11-16 | 1611B80-001B | ND |
2016-11-16 | 1611B80-004B | ND |
2016-11-16 | 1611B80-002B | ND |
2016-11-16 | 1611B80-003B | ND |
2017-02-15 | 1702A96-001B | ND |
2017-02-15 | 1702A96-004B | ND |
2017-02-15 | 1702A96-003B | ND |
2017-02-15 | 1702A96-002B | ND |
2017-05-17 | 1705D44-003B | ND |
2017-05-17 | 1705D44-004B | ND |
2017-05-17 | 1705D44-001B | ND |
2017-05-17 | 1705D44-002B | ND |
2017-08-16 | 1708E62-002B | ND |
2017-08-16 | 1708E62-004B | ND |
2017-08-16 | 1708E62-001B | 1.37 ppb |
2017-08-16 | 1708E62-003B | ND |
2017-11-15 | 1711B89-001B | 1.11 ppb |
2017-11-15 | 1711B89-003B | ND |
2017-11-15 | 1711B89-002B | ND |
2017-11-15 | 1711B89-004B | 1.21 ppb |
2018-02-21 | 1802D67-004B | 1.31 ppb |
2018-02-21 | 1802D67-003B | 1.24 ppb |
2018-02-21 | 1802D67-002B | 1.36 ppb |
2018-02-21 | 1802D67-001B | 1.27 ppb |
2018-05-16 | 1805D03-004B | 1.18 ppb |
2018-05-16 | 1805D03-001B | 0.942 ppb |
2018-05-16 | 1805D03-002B | 1.10 ppb |
2018-05-16 | 1805D03-003B | 1.08 ppb |
2018-08-15 | 1808C77-004B | ND |
2018-08-15 | 1808C77-003B | ND |
2018-08-15 | 1808C77-002B | ND |
2018-08-15 | 1808C77-001B | 3.90 ppb |
2018-11-20 | 1811F41-001B | 0.694 ppb |
2018-11-20 | 1811F41-002B | ND |
2018-11-20 | 1811F41-003B | 0.561 ppb |
2018-11-20 | 1811F41-004B | 0.917 ppb |
2019-02-20 | 1902C99-001B | 0.898 ppb |
2019-02-20 | 1902C99-002B | 1.04 ppb |
2019-02-20 | 1902C99-003B | 0.938 ppb |
2019-02-20 | 1902C99-004B | 0.987 ppb |
2019-05-29 | 1905L74-001B | 1.05 ppb |
2019-05-29 | 1905L74-004B | 1.18 ppb |
2019-05-29 | 1905L74-003B | 1.02 ppb |
2019-05-29 | 1905L74-002B | 0.503 ppb |
2019-08-21 | 1908H30-002B | 0.458 ppb |
2019-08-21 | 1908H30-004B | 0.458 ppb |
2019-08-21 | 1908H30-003B | 0.637 ppb |
2019-08-21 | 1908H30-001B | 1.57 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 1911F15-004B | 1.05 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 1911F15-003B | 0.781 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 1911F15-002B | 0.319 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 1911F15-001B | 0.774 ppb |