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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.

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100

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

31

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND200ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.173 ppb162ND - 1.53 ppb
20180.674 ppb1613ND - 1.21 ppb
20191.02 ppb16160.551 ppb - 1.50 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
2014-01-081401287-006BND
2014-01-081401287-001BND
2014-01-081401287-002BND
2014-01-081401287-007BND
2014-01-081401287-008BND
2014-01-081401287-003BND
2014-01-081401287-004BND
2014-01-081401287-005BND
2014-04-091404645-001BND
2014-04-091404645-004BND
2014-04-091404645-003BND
2014-04-091404645-002BND
2014-07-091407602-002BND
2014-07-091407602-003BND
2014-07-091407602-001BND
2014-07-091407602-004BND
2014-10-081410573-004BND
2014-10-081410573-003BND
2014-10-081410573-002BND
2014-10-081410573-001BND
2015-01-061501412-001BND
2015-01-061501412-004BND
2015-01-061501412-002BND
2015-01-061501412-003BND
2015-04-081504764-004BND
2015-04-081504764-003BND
2015-04-081504764-002BND
2015-04-081504764-001BND
2015-07-141507F57-002BND
2015-07-141507F57-001BND
2015-07-141507F57-003BND
2015-07-141507F57-004BND
2015-10-261510O28-004BND
2015-10-261510O28-003BND
2015-10-261510O28-002BND
2015-10-261510O28-001BND
2016-01-071601481-001BND
2016-01-071601481-004BND
2016-01-071601481-003BND
2016-01-071601481-002BND
2016-04-041604592-004BND
2016-04-041604592-003BND
2016-04-041604592-002BND
2016-04-041604592-001BND
2016-07-061607A73-004BND
2016-07-061607A73-002BND
2016-07-061607A73-003BND
2016-07-061607A73-001BND
2016-10-061610673-003BND
2016-10-061610673-001BND
2016-10-061610673-002BND
2016-10-061610673-004BND
2017-01-161701A01-004BND
2017-01-161701A01-001BND
2017-01-161701A01-002BND
2017-01-161701A01-003BND
2017-04-041704479-002BND
2017-04-041704479-003BND
2017-04-041704479-001BND
2017-04-041704479-004BND
2017-07-051707329-002BND
2017-07-051707329-004B1.53 ppb
2017-07-051707329-003BND
2017-07-051707329-001B1.23 ppb
2017-10-041710670-002BND
2017-10-041710670-001BND
2017-10-041710670-004BND
2017-10-041710670-003BND
2018-01-031801111-004B1.21 ppb
2018-01-031801111-003BND
2018-01-031801111-002B1.15 ppb
2018-01-031801111-001BND
2018-04-041804394-004B1.04 ppb
2018-04-041804394-001B1.000 ppb
2018-04-041804394-002B1.05 ppb
2018-04-041804394-003B0.879 ppb
2018-07-111807891-004B1.11 ppb
2018-07-111807891-003B0.562 ppb
2018-07-111807891-002B0.550 ppb
2018-07-111807891-001B0.621 ppb
2018-10-031810463-001B0.332 ppb
2018-10-031810463-002BND
2018-10-031810463-003B0.450 ppb
2018-10-031810463-004B0.822 ppb
2019-01-151901871-001B1.05 ppb
2019-01-151901871-002B0.978 ppb
2019-01-151901871-003B0.935 ppb
2019-01-151901871-004B0.924 ppb
2019-04-121904C86-001B1.13 ppb
2019-04-121904C86-004B1.04 ppb
2019-04-121904C86-003B0.937 ppb
2019-04-121904C86-002B1.06 ppb
2019-07-101907861-002B1.03 ppb
2019-07-101907861-004B0.551 ppb
2019-07-101907861-003B1.50 ppb
2019-07-101907861-001B0.659 ppb
2019-10-111910C48-004B1.13 ppb
2019-10-111910C48-003B1.36 ppb
2019-10-111910C48-002B1.34 ppb
2019-10-111910C48-001B0.657 ppb