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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.327 ppb | 16 | 4 | ND - 1.52 ppb |
2015 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2016 | 1.75 ppb | 16 | 12 | ND - 3.19 ppb |
2017 | 1.44 ppb | 16 | 8 | ND - 5.27 ppb |
2018 | 0.907 ppb | 16 | 13 | ND - 2.04 ppb |
2019 | 0.850 ppb | 16 | 16 | 0.305 ppb - 1.06 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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2014-02-12 | 1402548-001B | ND |
2014-02-12 | 1402548-002B | ND |
2014-02-12 | 1402548-003B | ND |
2014-02-12 | 1402548-004B | 1.52 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 1405780-001B | ND |
2014-05-14 | 1405780-002B | 1.38 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 1405780-003B | 1.08 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 1405780-004B | 1.25 ppb |
2014-08-13 | 1408778-001B | ND |
2014-08-13 | 1408778-002B | ND |
2014-08-13 | 1408778-003B | ND |
2014-08-13 | 1408778-004B | ND |
2014-12-03 | 1412233-003B | ND |
2014-12-03 | 1412233-004B | ND |
2014-12-03 | 1412233-002B | ND |
2014-12-03 | 1412233-001B | ND |
2015-02-11 | 1502697-001B | ND |
2015-02-11 | 1502697-004B | ND |
2015-02-11 | 1502697-002B | ND |
2015-02-11 | 1502697-003B | ND |
2015-05-13 | 1505A43-001B | ND |
2015-05-13 | 1505A43-004B | ND |
2015-05-13 | 1505A43-003B | ND |
2015-05-13 | 1505A43-002B | ND |
2015-08-12 | 1508A01-002B | ND |
2015-08-12 | 1508A01-003B | ND |
2015-08-12 | 1508A01-001B | ND |
2015-08-12 | 1508A01-004B | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511906-002B | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511906-003B | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511906-001B | ND |
2015-11-11 | 1511906-004B | ND |
2016-02-10 | 1602751-004B | ND |
2016-02-10 | 1602751-003B | ND |
2016-02-10 | 1602751-002B | ND |
2016-02-10 | 1602751-001B | ND |
2016-05-11 | 1605917-002B | 2.60 ppb |
2016-05-11 | 1605917-004B | 2.67 ppb |
2016-05-11 | 1605917-001B | 3.19 ppb |
2016-05-11 | 1605917-003B | 2.94 ppb |
2016-08-10 | 1608A18-004B | 2.53 ppb |
2016-08-10 | 1608A18-001B | 2.16 ppb |
2016-08-10 | 1608A18-002B | 1.89 ppb |
2016-08-10 | 1608A18-003B | 1.29 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 1611696-001B | 2.05 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 1611696-004B | 2.26 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 1611696-002B | 2.76 ppb |
2016-11-09 | 1611696-003B | 1.68 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 1702626-001B | 4.26 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 1702626-004B | 5.27 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 1702626-003B | 2.94 ppb |
2017-02-08 | 1702626-002B | 3.95 ppb |
2017-05-11 | 1705877-003B | ND |
2017-05-11 | 1705877-004B | ND |
2017-05-11 | 1705877-001B | ND |
2017-05-11 | 1705877-002B | ND |
2017-08-09 | 1708904-002B | 1.60 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 1708904-004B | 1.58 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 1708904-001B | 1.58 ppb |
2017-08-09 | 1708904-003B | 1.82 ppb |
2017-11-08 | 1711632-001B | ND |
2017-11-08 | 1711632-003B | ND |
2017-11-08 | 1711632-002B | ND |
2017-11-08 | 1711632-004B | ND |
2018-02-14 | 1802914-004B | ND |
2018-02-14 | 1802914-003B | ND |
2018-02-14 | 1802914-002B | ND |
2018-02-14 | 1802914-001B | 1.22 ppb |
2018-05-23 | 1805I53-004B | 0.819 ppb |
2018-05-23 | 1805I53-001B | 0.792 ppb |
2018-05-23 | 1805I53-002B | 0.776 ppb |
2018-05-23 | 1805I53-003B | 0.788 ppb |
2018-08-08 | 1808721-004B | 1.80 ppb |
2018-08-08 | 1808721-003B | 1.82 ppb |
2018-08-08 | 1808721-002B | 2.04 ppb |
2018-08-08 | 1808721-001B | 1.81 ppb |
2018-11-14 | 1811B32-001B | 0.573 ppb |
2018-11-14 | 1811B32-002B | 0.584 ppb |
2018-11-14 | 1811B32-003B | 0.733 ppb |
2018-11-14 | 1811B32-004B | 0.762 ppb |
2019-02-06 | 1902434-001B | 0.957 ppb |
2019-02-06 | 1902434-002B | 1.02 ppb |
2019-02-06 | 1902434-003B | 0.876 ppb |
2019-02-06 | 1902434-004B | 0.957 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 1905704-001B | 0.309 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 1905704-004B | 0.887 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 1905704-003B | 0.809 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 1905704-002B | 0.305 ppb |
2019-09-09 | 1909599-002B | 0.539 ppb |
2019-09-09 | 1909599-004B | 1.05 ppb |
2019-09-09 | 1909599-003B | 1.06 ppb |
2019-09-09 | 1909599-001B | 1.03 ppb |
2019-12-04 | 1912369-004B | 1.01 ppb |
2019-12-04 | 1912369-003B | 0.991 ppb |
2019-12-04 | 1912369-002B | 0.803 ppb |
2019-12-04 | 1912369-001B | 1.000 ppb |