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Dibromoacetic acid

City of Billings

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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215

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

100

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0568 ppb376ND - 0.500 ppb
20150.225 ppb3619ND - 0.540 ppb
20160.191 ppb3615ND - 0.560 ppb
20170.183 ppb3414ND - 0.560 ppb
20180.335 ppb3626ND - 0.800 ppb
20190.338 ppb3620ND - 0.850 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
2014-02-1010257526002ND
2014-02-1010257526003ND
2014-02-1010257526004ND
2014-02-1010257526006ND
2014-02-1110257526005ND
2014-02-1110257526007ND
2014-02-1210257526001ND
2014-02-1210257526008ND
2014-05-1210267141003ND
2014-05-1210267141004ND
2014-05-1210267141006ND
2014-05-12B14051004-001ND
2014-05-12B14051004-001BND
2014-05-1310267141002ND
2014-05-1310267141005ND
2014-05-1310267141007ND
2014-05-1410267141001ND
2014-05-1410267141008ND
2014-08-1110277481003ND
2014-08-1110277481004ND
2014-08-11B14081054-001END
2014-08-1210277481005ND
2014-08-1210277481006ND
2014-08-1210277481007ND
2014-08-1310277481001ND
2014-08-1310277481002ND
2014-08-1310277481008ND
2014-09-02B14090072-001B0.310 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-001B0.340 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-002BND
2014-11-12B14110966-003BND
2014-11-12B14110966-004B0.380 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-005BND
2014-11-12B14110966-006B0.280 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-007B0.290 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-008B0.500 ppb
2014-11-12B14110966-009BND
2015-02-09B15020974-001E0.370 ppb
2015-02-09B15020974-002B0.470 ppb
2015-02-09B15020974-003B0.500 ppb
2015-02-09B15020974-004B0.380 ppb
2015-02-10B15020974-005B0.450 ppb
2015-02-10B15020974-006B0.420 ppb
2015-02-10B15020974-007B0.440 ppb
2015-02-11B15020974-008B0.450 ppb
2015-02-11B15020974-009B0.360 ppb
2015-05-11B15051144-003BND
2015-05-11B15051144-004BND
2015-05-11B15051144-006BND
2015-05-11B15051144-009BND
2015-05-12B15051144-002BND
2015-05-12B15051144-005BND
2015-05-12B15051144-007BND
2015-05-13B15051144-001BND
2015-05-13B15051144-008BND
2015-08-10B15080796-002B0.400 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-004B0.530 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-005B0.270 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-006B0.430 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-007B0.440 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-008B0.540 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-009B0.540 ppb
2015-08-10B15080796-010B0.500 ppb
2015-08-11B15080910-001BND
2015-11-09B15110678-001B0.290 ppb
2015-11-09B15110678-002BND
2015-11-09B15110678-003BND
2015-11-09B15110678-004B0.310 ppb
2015-11-09B15110678-005BND
2015-11-09B15110678-006BND
2015-11-09B15110678-007BND
2015-11-09B15110678-008BND
2015-11-09B15110678-009BND
2016-02-08B16020890-001E0.370 ppb
2016-02-08B16020890-004B0.450 ppb
2016-02-08B16020890-005B0.530 ppb
2016-02-08B16020890-007B0.540 ppb
2016-02-09B16020890-003B0.520 ppb
2016-02-09B16020890-006B0.560 ppb
2016-02-09B16020890-008B0.560 ppb
2016-02-10B16020890-002B0.520 ppb
2016-02-10B16020890-009BND
2016-05-09B16051069-005BND
2016-05-10B16051069-001BND
2016-05-10B16051069-003BND
2016-05-11B16051069-002BND
2016-05-11B16051069-009BND
2016-05-26B16052073-001BND
2016-05-26B16052073-002BND
2016-05-26B16052073-003BND
2016-05-26B16052073-004BND
2016-08-08B16081057-001B0.340 ppb
2016-08-08B16081057-002B0.420 ppb
2016-08-08B16081057-003B0.430 ppb
2016-08-08B16081057-004B0.410 ppb
2016-08-09B16081057-005BND
2016-08-09B16081057-006BND
2016-08-09B16081057-007B0.430 ppb
2016-08-10B16081057-008B0.470 ppb
2016-08-10B16081057-009B0.340 ppb
2016-11-09B16110820-001BND
2016-11-09B16110820-002BND
2016-11-09B16110820-003BND
2016-11-09B16110820-004BND
2016-11-09B16110820-005BND
2016-11-09B16110820-006BND
2016-11-09B16110820-007BND
2016-11-09B16110820-008BND
2016-11-09B16110820-009BND
2017-02-06B17020497-005B0.440 ppb
2017-02-06B17020497-006B0.530 ppb
2017-02-06B17020497-008B0.460 ppb
2017-02-07B17020497-004B0.520 ppb
2017-02-07B17020497-007B0.560 ppb
2017-02-07B17020497-009B0.460 ppb
2017-02-08B17020497-003B0.480 ppb
2017-02-08B17020497-010B0.500 ppb
2017-05-08B17051019-001END
2017-05-08B17051019-002BND
2017-05-08B17051019-003BND
2017-05-08B17051019-004BND
2017-05-09B17051019-005BND
2017-05-09B17051019-006BND
2017-05-09B17051019-007BND
2017-05-10B17051019-008BND
2017-05-10B17051019-009BND
2017-08-07B17081099-004BND
2017-08-07B17081099-005BND
2017-08-07B17081099-007BND
2017-08-08B17081099-003BND
2017-08-08B17081099-006BND
2017-08-08B17081099-008BND
2017-08-09B17081099-002BND
2017-08-09B17081099-009BND
2017-11-06B17110842-001B0.340 ppb
2017-11-06B17110842-002B0.420 ppb
2017-11-06B17110842-003B0.290 ppb
2017-11-07B17110842-004BND
2017-11-07B17110842-005B0.440 ppb
2017-11-08B17110842-006B0.360 ppb
2017-11-08B17110842-007B0.420 ppb
2017-11-08B17110842-008BND
2017-11-09B17110842-009BND
2018-02-05B18020545-001H0.510 ppb
2018-02-05B18020545-004B0.670 ppb
2018-02-05B18020545-005B0.570 ppb
2018-02-06B18020545-006B0.720 ppb
2018-02-06B18020545-007B0.720 ppb
2018-02-06B18020545-008B0.740 ppb
2018-02-06B18020545-009B0.680 ppb
2018-02-07B18020545-010B0.710 ppb
2018-02-07B18020545-011B0.800 ppb
2018-05-07B18051134-001HND
2018-05-07B18051134-003BND
2018-05-07B18051134-004BND
2018-05-08B18051134-005B0.460 ppb
2018-05-08B18051134-006B0.260 ppb
2018-05-08B18051134-007B0.300 ppb
2018-05-08B18051134-008B0.300 ppb
2018-05-09B18051134-009BND
2018-05-09B18051134-010BND
2018-05-09B18051134-011BND
2018-08-06B18080949-001HND
2018-08-06B18080949-003B0.280 ppb
2018-08-06B18080949-004B0.250 ppb
2018-08-07B18080949-005BND
2018-08-07B18080949-006BND
2018-08-07B18080949-007BND
2018-08-08B18080949-008B0.300 ppb
2018-08-08B18080949-009B0.270 ppb
2018-08-08B18080949-010B0.300 ppb
2018-11-07B18110767-003B0.290 ppb
2018-11-07B18110767-004B0.510 ppb
2018-11-07B18110767-005B0.560 ppb
2018-11-07B18110767-006B0.420 ppb
2018-11-07B18110767-007B0.460 ppb
2018-11-08B18110767-008B0.340 ppb
2018-11-08B18110767-009B0.380 ppb
2018-11-08B18110767-010B0.270 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-001H0.700 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-002B0.820 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-003B0.850 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-004B0.710 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-005B0.810 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-006B0.820 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-007B0.760 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-008B0.780 ppb
2019-02-11B19020608-009B0.800 ppb
2019-05-13B19051523-001BND
2019-05-13B19051523-004BND
2019-05-13B19051523-009B0.280 ppb
2019-05-14B19051523-003B0.290 ppb
2019-05-14B19051523-006B0.270 ppb
2019-05-14B19051523-008BND
2019-05-15B19051523-002BND
2019-05-15B19051523-005BND
2019-05-15B19051523-007BND
2019-08-12B19081432-004BND
2019-08-12B19081432-009B0.510 ppb
2019-08-13B19081432-003BND
2019-08-13B19081432-006BND
2019-08-13B19081432-008BND
2019-08-14B19081432-002BND
2019-08-14B19081432-005BND
2019-08-14B19081432-007BND
2019-08-14B19081432-010AND
2019-11-13B19111116-001B0.440 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-003B0.730 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-004B0.280 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-005B0.570 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-006BND
2019-11-13B19111116-007BND
2019-11-13B19111116-008B0.700 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-009B0.550 ppb
2019-11-13B19111116-010B0.500 ppb