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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromochloromethane

Van Buren Waterworks

Dibromochloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Dibromochloromethane 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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78

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

58

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.76 ppb1612ND - 4.50 ppb
20151.63 ppb108ND - 4.10 ppb
20163.69 ppb881.40 ppb - 5.90 ppb
20173.13 ppb16161.60 ppb - 5.10 ppb
20181.99 ppb1610ND - 3.80 ppb
20190.692 ppb124ND - 2.40 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for dibromochloromethane was proposed in 2018 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-20140230030021.40 ppb
2014-01-20140230031021.40 ppb
2014-01-20140230033021.000 ppb
2014-01-20140230032021.50 ppb
2014-04-16141070151021.60 ppb
2014-04-16141070152021.50 ppb
2014-04-16141070149021.20 ppb
2014-04-16141070150021.80 ppb
2014-07-15141980118023.90 ppb
2014-07-15141980120024.30 ppb
2014-07-15141980119024.50 ppb
2014-07-15141980117024.10 ppb
2014-10-2114296004502ND
2014-10-2114296004402ND
2014-10-2114296004702ND
2014-10-2114296004602ND
2015-01-19150220020021.50 ppb
2015-01-19150220021021.40 ppb
2015-01-19150220019021.50 ppb
2015-01-19150220018021.60 ppb
2015-04-2215113009602ND
2015-04-2215113009502ND
2015-07-22152040031021.10 ppb
2015-07-22152040032021.10 ppb
2015-10-20152950016024.10 ppb
2015-10-20152950008024.00 ppb
2016-04-19161120024021.50 ppb
2016-04-19161120025021.40 ppb
2016-07-18162030045023.30 ppb
2016-07-18162030043024.00 ppb
2016-10-17162940009022.70 ppb
2016-10-17162940006025.90 ppb
2016-10-17162940007025.00 ppb
2016-10-17162940008025.70 ppb
2017-01-16170190012025.10 ppb
2017-01-16170190011023.90 ppb
2017-01-16170190010025.00 ppb
2017-01-16170190013023.90 ppb
2017-05-16171380053022.10 ppb
2017-05-16171380050021.90 ppb
2017-05-16171380051021.90 ppb
2017-05-16171380052021.60 ppb
2017-08-07172220031022.70 ppb
2017-08-07172220030022.80 ppb
2017-08-07172220029022.10 ppb
2017-08-07172220032022.90 ppb
2017-10-16172920098023.60 ppb
2017-10-16172920100022.90 ppb
2017-10-16172920099024.00 ppb
2017-10-16172920097023.60 ppb
2018-01-15180190012023.10 ppb
2018-01-15180190010023.40 ppb
2018-01-15180190013023.30 ppb
2018-01-1518019001402ND
2018-04-1718109006702ND
2018-04-1718109006901ND
2018-04-1718109006802ND
2018-04-1718109006602ND
2018-07-16181980029023.00 ppb
2018-07-16181980028023.00 ppb
2018-07-1618198002602ND
2018-07-16181980027022.70 ppb
2018-10-15182910018022.70 ppb
2018-10-15182910017023.80 ppb
2018-10-15182910015023.10 ppb
2018-10-15182910019023.80 ppb
2019-02-2019052007302ND
2019-02-2019052007002ND
2019-02-2019052007102ND
2019-02-2019052007202ND
2019-04-1519108003302ND
2019-04-1519108003602ND
2019-04-1519108003702ND
2019-04-1519108003502ND
2019-07-15191990015022.00 ppb
2019-07-15191990016021.80 ppb
2019-07-15191990014022.10 ppb
2019-07-15191990012022.40 ppb