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Dibromoacetic acid

California Domestic Water Company

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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106

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND120ND
2019ND140ND
2020ND200ND
2021ND200ND
2022ND200ND
2023ND200ND

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
2018-01-29CA1910199_DST_802-201801291140ND
2018-01-29CA1910199_DST_800-201801291130ND
2018-01-29CA1910199_DST_801-201801291155ND
2018-04-26CA1910199_DST_801-201804261140ND
2018-04-26CA1910199_DST_800-201804261120ND
2018-04-26CA1910199_DST_802-201804261130ND
2018-07-26CA1910199_DST_800-201807261030ND
2018-07-26CA1910199_DST_801-201807261100ND
2018-07-26CA1910199_DST_802-201807261045ND
2018-10-25CA1910199_DST_802-201810251215ND
2018-10-25CA1910199_DST_800-201810251200ND
2018-10-25CA1910199_DST_801-201810251230ND
2019-01-28CA1910199_DST_802-201901281055ND
2019-01-28CA1910199_DST_800-201901281040ND
2019-01-28CA1910199_DST_801-201901281115ND
2019-04-26CA1910199_DST_801-201904261150ND
2019-04-26CA1910199_DST_800-201904261120ND
2019-04-26CA1910199_DST_802-201904261135ND
2019-07-25CA1910199_DST_801-201907250830ND
2019-07-25CA1910199_DST_802-201907250805ND
2019-07-25CA1910199_DST_800-201907250815ND
2019-10-31CA1910199_DST_803-201910310850ND
2019-10-31CA1910199_DST_805-201910310930ND
2019-10-31CA1910199_DST_807-201910311000ND
2019-10-31CA1910199_DST_804-201910310910ND
2019-10-31CA1910199_DST_806-201910310945ND
2020-01-31CA1910199_DST_803-202001310810ND
2020-01-31CA1910199_DST_806-202001310930ND
2020-01-31CA1910199_DST_805-202001310910ND
2020-01-31CA1910199_DST_804-202001310835ND
2020-01-31CA1910199_DST_807-202001310930ND
2020-04-30CA1910199_DST_807-202004300855ND
2020-04-30CA1910199_DST_806-202004300840ND
2020-04-30CA1910199_DST_804-202004300810ND
2020-04-30CA1910199_DST_805-202004300825ND
2020-04-30CA1910199_DST_803-202004300750ND
2020-07-30CA1910199_DST_806-202007300855ND
2020-07-30CA1910199_DST_807-202007300840ND
2020-07-30CA1910199_DST_803-202007300800ND
2020-07-30CA1910199_DST_804-202007300820ND
2020-07-30CA1910199_DST_805-202007300910ND
2020-10-28CA1910199_DST_805-202010281010ND
2020-10-28CA1910199_DST_803-202010280855ND
2020-10-28CA1910199_DST_806-202010281000ND
2020-10-28CA1910199_DST_807-202010280945ND
2020-10-28CA1910199_DST_804-202010280920ND
2021-01-28CA1910199_DST_805-202101281100ND
2021-01-28CA1910199_DST_807-202101281030ND
2021-01-28CA1910199_DST_803-202101281130ND
2021-01-28CA1910199_DST_804-202101281005ND
2021-01-28CA1910199_DST_806-202101281045ND
2021-04-29CA1910199_DST_806-202104290925ND
2021-04-29CA1910199_DST_804-202104290840ND
2021-04-29CA1910199_DST_807-202104290910ND
2021-04-29CA1910199_DST_805-202104290855ND
2021-04-29CA1910199_DST_803-202104290820ND
2021-07-29CA1910199_DST_807-202107290900ND
2021-07-29CA1910199_DST_803-202107290745ND
2021-07-29CA1910199_DST_805-202107290830ND
2021-07-29CA1910199_DST_804-202107290810ND
2021-07-29CA1910199_DST_806-202107290845ND
2021-10-27CA1910199_DST_805-202110271210ND
2021-10-27CA1910199_DST_807-202110271145ND
2021-10-27CA1910199_DST_803-202110271245ND
2021-10-27CA1910199_DST_806-202110271210ND
2021-10-27CA1910199_DST_804-202110271130ND
2022-01-28CA1910199_DST_804-202201281105ND
2022-01-28CA1910199_DST_803-202201281130ND
2022-01-28CA1910199_DST_805-202201281240ND
2022-01-28CA1910199_DST_806-202201281225ND
2022-01-28CA1910199_DST_807-202201281210ND
2022-04-28CA1910199_DST_804-202204281050ND
2022-04-28CA1910199_DST_805-202204281145ND
2022-04-28CA1910199_DST_806-202204281130ND
2022-04-28CA1910199_DST_807-202204281115ND
2022-04-28CA1910199_DST_803-202204281015ND
2022-07-27CA1910199_DST_805-202207271230ND
2022-07-27CA1910199_DST_806-202207271245ND
2022-07-27CA1910199_DST_804-202207271205ND
2022-07-27CA1910199_DST_807-202207271300ND
2022-07-27CA1910199_DST_803-202207271145ND
2022-10-25CA1910199_DST_803-202210251125ND
2022-10-25CA1910199_DST_804-202210251015ND
2022-10-25CA1910199_DST_805-202210251030ND
2022-10-25CA1910199_DST_807-202210251045ND
2022-10-25CA1910199_DST_806-202210251100ND
2023-01-31CA1910199_DST_803-202301310955ND
2023-01-31CA1910199_DST_806-202301310855ND
2023-01-31CA1910199_DST_807-202301310845ND
2023-01-31CA1910199_DST_805-202301310920ND
2023-01-31CA1910199_DST_804-202301310935ND
2023-04-24CA1910199_DST_803-202304240920ND
2023-04-24CA1910199_DST_807-202304241016ND
2023-04-24CA1910199_DST_805-202304241045ND
2023-04-24CA1910199_DST_804-202304240950ND
2023-04-24CA1910199_DST_806-202304241030ND
2023-07-31CA1910199_DST_805-202307311015ND
2023-07-31CA1910199_DST_807-202307311000ND
2023-07-31CA1910199_DST_803-202307311110ND
2023-07-31CA1910199_DST_804-202307311045ND
2023-07-31CA1910199_DST_806-202307311030ND
2023-10-25CA1910199_DST_804-202310251050ND
2023-10-25CA1910199_DST_807-202310251120ND
2023-10-25CA1910199_DST_805-202310251130ND
2023-10-25CA1910199_DST_803-202310251030ND
2023-10-25CA1910199_DST_806-202310251200ND