Dibromoacetic acid

City of Mandan

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
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	1.02 ppb	16	10	ND - 2.90 ppb
2015	0.703 ppb	16	7	ND - 2.06 ppb
2016	1.23 ppb	16	14	ND - 1.83 ppb
2017	1.46 ppb	16	15	ND - 1.86 ppb
2018	0.866 ppb	16	12	ND - 1.42 ppb
2019	0.522 ppb	16	7	ND - 1.33 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
2014-03-18	14-S494	1.35 ppb
2014-03-18	14-S495	1.19 ppb
2014-03-18	14-S496	1.05 ppb
2014-03-18	14-S497	1.10 ppb
2014-06-17	14-S1011	ND
2014-06-17	14-S1010	ND
2014-06-17	14-S1012	ND
2014-06-17	14-S1013	ND
2014-09-15	14-S2356	2.90 ppb
2014-09-15	14-S2358	2.10 ppb
2014-09-15	14-S2359	2.19 ppb
2014-09-15	14-S2357	2.29 ppb
2014-12-16	14-S2928	ND
2014-12-16	14-S2930	1.08 ppb
2014-12-16	14-S2929	1.14 ppb
2014-12-16	14-S2927	ND
2015-03-16	15-S400	ND
2015-03-16	15-S401	ND
2015-03-16	15-S403	ND
2015-03-16	15-S402	ND
2015-06-16	15-S923	ND
2015-06-16	15-S922	1.85 ppb
2015-06-16	15-S920	ND
2015-06-16	15-S921	ND
2015-09-14	15-S2071	1.36 ppb
2015-09-14	15-S2070	1.42 ppb
2015-09-14	15-S2069	1.52 ppb
2015-09-14	15-S2068	1.60 ppb
2015-12-15	15-S2587	2.06 ppb
2015-12-15	15-S2585	ND
2015-12-15	15-S2586	ND
2015-12-15	15-S2588	1.44 ppb
2016-03-15	16-S537	1.000 ppb
2016-03-15	16-S540	ND
2016-03-15	16-S539	1.05 ppb
2016-03-15	16-S538	ND
2016-06-14	16-S1112	1.57 ppb
2016-06-14	16-S1111	1.58 ppb
2016-06-14	16-S1114	1.05 ppb
2016-06-14	16-S1113	1.55 ppb
2016-09-13	16-S2417	1.83 ppb
2016-09-13	16-S2414	1.50 ppb
2016-09-13	16-S2415	1.69 ppb
2016-09-13	16-S2416	1.62 ppb
2016-12-13	16-S2890	1.28 ppb
2016-12-13	16-S2891	1.14 ppb
2016-12-13	16-S2892	1.33 ppb
2016-12-13	16-S2893	1.41 ppb
2017-03-14	17-S375	1.62 ppb
2017-03-14	17-S377	1.60 ppb
2017-03-14	17-S376	1.61 ppb
2017-03-14	17-S378	1.52 ppb
2017-06-13	17-S872	ND
2017-06-13	17-S873	1.40 ppb
2017-06-13	17-S875	1.37 ppb
2017-06-13	17-S874	1.13 ppb
2017-09-12	17-S1986	1.86 ppb
2017-09-12	17-S1987	1.83 ppb
2017-09-12	17-S1989	1.55 ppb
2017-09-12	17-S1988	1.61 ppb
2017-12-11	17-S2487	1.50 ppb
2017-12-11	17-S2489	1.40 ppb
2017-12-11	17-S2488	1.45 ppb
2017-12-11	17-S2486	1.86 ppb
2018-03-12	18-S315	1.20 ppb
2018-03-12	18-S316	1.27 ppb
2018-03-12	18-S314	1.42 ppb
2018-03-12	18-S317	1.31 ppb
2018-06-12	18-S872	1.10 ppb
2018-06-12	18-S873	1.11 ppb
2018-06-12	18-S875	1.07 ppb
2018-06-12	18-S874	1.06 ppb
2018-09-11	18-S1967	1.04 ppb
2018-09-11	18-S1966	1.05 ppb
2018-09-11	18-S1968	1.10 ppb
2018-09-11	18-S1965	1.13 ppb
2018-12-11	18-S2501	ND
2018-12-11	18-S2503	ND
2018-12-11	18-S2500	ND
2018-12-11	18-S2502	ND
2019-03-12	19-S296	ND
2019-03-12	19-S298	ND
2019-03-12	19-S299	ND
2019-03-12	19-S297	ND
2019-06-11	19-S701	1.27 ppb
2019-06-11	19-S702	1.24 ppb
2019-06-11	19-S700	1.33 ppb
2019-06-11	19-S699	1.32 ppb
2019-09-10	19-S1952	ND
2019-09-10	19-S1951	ND
2019-09-10	19-S1954	ND
2019-09-10	19-S1953	ND
2019-12-10	19-S2556	1.03 ppb
2019-12-10	19-S2554	1.06 ppb
2019-12-10	19-S2553	1.10 ppb
2019-12-10	19-S2555	ND