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1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)

Cook Springs Water Authority

NOTE: Cook Springs Water Authority purchases water from Odenville which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by Odenville.

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane is a pesticide fumigant banned in the 1970s after scientists discovered it caused sterility in men who worked with it. The chemical causes cancer in laboratory animals and may cause cancer in people. Read More.

This pesticide breaks down very slowly in the environment. It remains in groundwater and drinking water wells in the agricultural areas where it was sprayed in the past. Men exposed to this pesticide in the fields suffered from infertility and testicular damage, and tended to have fewer male babies.

 

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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND180ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.0017 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0017 ppb for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 0.2 ppb

The legal limit for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Cook Springs Water Authority purchases water from Odenville which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by Odenville.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-121802-00225-5ND
2018-02-121802-00225-6ND
2018-02-231802-00412-1ND
2018-04-021804-00026-11ND
2018-04-021804-00026-12ND
2018-08-141808-00215-002ND
2018-08-141808-00215-003ND
2018-08-141808-00215-006ND
2018-11-151811-00326-001ND
2018-11-151811-00326-004ND
2019-02-111901-00119-004ND
2019-02-111902-00119-001ND
2019-05-131905-00211-013ND
2019-05-131905-00211-017ND
2019-08-151908-00227-006ND
2019-08-151908-00227-003ND
2019-11-121911-00174-007ND
2019-11-121911-00174-010ND
2020-02-122002-00224-001ND
2020-02-122002-00224-002ND
2020-02-122002-00224-003ND
2020-02-122002-00224-005ND
2020-02-122002-00224-006ND
2020-02-122002-00224-007ND
2020-02-122002-00224-010ND
2020-05-112005-00172-008ND
2020-05-112005-00172-012ND
2020-08-102008-00136-003ND
2020-08-102008-00136-009ND
2020-08-102008-00136-006ND
2020-08-102008-00136-005ND
2020-08-102008-00136-002ND
2020-08-102008-00136-001AND
2020-08-102008-00136-004ND
2020-10-202010-00313-002ND
2020-10-202010-00313-005ND
2021-02-082102-00117-002ND
2021-02-082102-00117-003ND
2021-02-082102-00117-006ND
2021-05-102105-00143-007ND
2021-05-102105-00143-011ND
2021-08-112108-00215-001ND
2021-08-112108-00215-002ND
2021-08-112108-00215-005ND
2022-01-112201-00155-002ND
2022-01-112201-00155-005ND
2022-08-182208-00379-001ND
2022-08-182208-00379-002ND
2023-02-132302-00274-001ND
2023-02-132302-00274-002ND
2023-02-132302-00274-004ND
2023-02-132302-00274-005ND
2023-02-132302-00274-006ND
2023-08-152308-00319-001ND
2023-08-152308-00319-002ND
2023-08-152308-00319-003ND
2023-08-152308-00319-004ND
2023-08-152308-00319-005ND