Dibromoacetic acid
Palos Hills
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.
96
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
34
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 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2017 | 0.190 ppb | 16 | 2 | ND - 1.94 ppb |
2018 | 0.980 ppb | 16 | 16 | 0.374 ppb - 1.71 ppb |
2019 | 0.937 ppb | 16 | 16 | 0.449 ppb - 1.62 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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2014-01-28 | 1401B95-001B | ND |
2014-01-28 | 1401B95-002B | ND |
2014-01-28 | 1401B95-003B | ND |
2014-01-28 | 1401B95-004B | ND |
2014-04-08 | 1404444-001B | ND |
2014-04-08 | 1404444-003B | ND |
2014-04-08 | 1404444-004B | ND |
2014-05-06 | 1405244-001A | ND |
2014-07-08 | 1407455-001B | ND |
2014-07-08 | 1407455-002B | ND |
2014-07-08 | 1407455-003B | ND |
2014-07-08 | 1407455-004B | ND |
2014-10-08 | 1410429-003B | ND |
2014-10-08 | 1410429-004B | ND |
2014-10-08 | 1410429-002B | ND |
2014-10-08 | 1410429-001B | ND |
2015-01-29 | 1501G30-001B | ND |
2015-01-29 | 1501G30-004B | ND |
2015-01-29 | 1501G30-002B | ND |
2015-01-29 | 1501G30-003B | ND |
2015-04-07 | 1504510-001B | ND |
2015-04-07 | 1504510-004B | ND |
2015-04-07 | 1504510-003B | ND |
2015-04-07 | 1504510-002B | ND |
2015-07-08 | 1507539-002B | ND |
2015-07-08 | 1507539-003B | ND |
2015-07-08 | 1507539-001B | ND |
2015-07-08 | 1507539-004B | ND |
2015-10-06 | 1510413-002B | ND |
2015-10-06 | 1510413-003B | ND |
2015-10-06 | 1510413-001B | ND |
2015-10-06 | 1510413-004B | ND |
2016-01-08 | 1601445-004B | ND |
2016-01-08 | 1601445-003B | ND |
2016-01-08 | 1601445-002B | ND |
2016-01-08 | 1601445-001B | ND |
2016-04-05 | 1604319-002B | ND |
2016-04-05 | 1604319-004B | ND |
2016-04-05 | 1604319-001B | ND |
2016-04-05 | 1604319-003B | ND |
2016-07-05 | 1607234-004B | ND |
2016-07-05 | 1607234-001B | ND |
2016-07-05 | 1607234-002B | ND |
2016-07-05 | 1607234-003B | ND |
2016-10-18 | 1610E01-002B | ND |
2016-10-18 | 1610E01-003B | ND |
2016-10-18 | 1610E01-001B | ND |
2016-10-18 | 1610E01-004B | ND |
2017-01-03 | 1701088-001B | ND |
2017-01-03 | 1701088-004B | ND |
2017-01-03 | 1701088-003B | ND |
2017-01-03 | 1701088-002B | ND |
2017-04-04 | 1704204-003B | 1.10 ppb |
2017-04-04 | 1704204-004B | ND |
2017-04-04 | 1704204-001B | ND |
2017-04-04 | 1704204-002B | ND |
2017-07-11 | 1707714-002B | ND |
2017-07-11 | 1707714-004B | ND |
2017-07-11 | 1707714-001B | ND |
2017-07-11 | 1707714-003B | 1.94 ppb |
2017-10-03 | 1710206-001B | ND |
2017-10-03 | 1710206-003B | ND |
2017-10-03 | 1710206-002B | ND |
2017-10-03 | 1710206-004B | ND |
2018-01-09 | 1801481-004B | 1.22 ppb |
2018-01-09 | 1801481-003B | 1.24 ppb |
2018-01-09 | 1801481-002B | 1.23 ppb |
2018-01-09 | 1801481-001B | 1.06 ppb |
2018-04-03 | 1804189-004B | 1.33 ppb |
2018-04-03 | 1804189-001B | 1.51 ppb |
2018-04-03 | 1804189-002B | 1.71 ppb |
2018-04-03 | 1804189-003B | 1.52 ppb |
2018-07-24 | 1807I11-004B | 0.374 ppb |
2018-07-24 | 1807I11-003B | 0.636 ppb |
2018-07-24 | 1807I11-002B | 0.387 ppb |
2018-07-24 | 1807I11-001B | 0.459 ppb |
2018-10-16 | 1810C85-001B | 0.834 ppb |
2018-10-16 | 1810C85-002B | 0.626 ppb |
2018-10-16 | 1810C85-003B | 0.828 ppb |
2018-10-16 | 1810C85-004B | 0.717 ppb |
2019-01-08 | 1901428-001B | 0.961 ppb |
2019-01-08 | 1901428-002B | 0.978 ppb |
2019-01-08 | 1901428-003B | 0.762 ppb |
2019-01-08 | 1901428-004B | 1.02 ppb |
2019-04-02 | 1904238-001B | 1.36 ppb |
2019-04-02 | 1904238-004B | 1.57 ppb |
2019-04-02 | 1904238-003B | 1.43 ppb |
2019-04-02 | 1904238-002B | 1.52 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 1907C89-002B | 0.449 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 1907C89-004B | 0.485 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 1907C89-003B | 1.62 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 1907C89-001B | 0.452 ppb |
2019-10-15 | 1910D10-004B | 0.581 ppb |
2019-10-15 | 1910D10-003B | 0.784 ppb |
2019-10-15 | 1910D10-002B | 0.555 ppb |
2019-10-15 | 1910D10-001B | 0.464 ppb |