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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	1.17 ppb	4	4	0.520 ppb - 2.80 ppb
2015	1.47 ppb	4	4	0.880 ppb - 2.20 ppb
2016	0.145 ppb	4	1	ND - 0.580 ppb
2017	0.360 ppb	4	2	ND - 0.890 ppb
2018	0.277 ppb	3	1	ND - 0.830 ppb
2019	0.348 ppb	4	2	ND - 0.710 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
2014-02-10	56504	0.670 ppb
2014-05-06	109832	2.80 ppb
2014-08-04	165986	0.520 ppb
2014-11-03	223411	0.700 ppb
2015-02-02	270448	2.20 ppb
2015-05-04	322240	1.000 ppb
2015-08-03	377548	0.880 ppb
2015-11-02	428148	1.80 ppb
2016-02-09	490852	ND
2016-05-09	540749	0.580 ppb
2016-08-15	604048	ND
2016-11-07	653271	ND
2017-02-07	704829	0.890 ppb
2017-05-22	765062	0.550 ppb
2017-08-09	815757	ND
2017-11-06	871809	ND
2018-02-06	908405	0.830 ppb
2018-05-07	966571	ND
2018-11-13	1076773	ND
2019-02-04	1114094	ND
2019-05-06	1157937	ND
2019-08-05	1215560	0.680 ppb
2019-11-04	1267688	0.710 ppb