Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Lukins Brothers Water Company

Bromochloromethane is a tap water disinfection byproduct; it is also used as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing and as a fire extinguishing agent. Disinfection byproducts in drinking water increase the risk of cancer.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND210ND
2022ND90ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.06 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.06 ppb for bromochloromethane 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, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-12-10CA0910007_001_001-201912101025ND
2020-03-19CA0910007_001_001-202003190830ND
2021-03-08CA0910007_001_001-202103081025ND
2021-04-22CA0910007_005_005-202104221100ND
2021-04-22CA0910007_005_005-202104220800ND
2021-05-10CA0910007_005_005-202105100830ND
2021-05-18CA0910007_005_005-202105181313ND
2021-05-18CA0910007_005_005-202105181318ND
2021-05-19CA0910007_005_005-202105191135ND
2021-05-19CA0910007_005_005-202105191140ND
2021-05-19CA0910007_005_005-202105191130ND
2021-06-09CA0910007_005_005-202106090810ND
2021-06-09CA0910007_005_005-202106090820ND
2021-06-09CA0910007_005_005-202106090830ND
2021-07-12CA0910007_001_001-202107120705ND
2021-07-12CA0910007_005_005-202107120845ND
2021-10-04CA0910007_008_008-202110040840ND
2021-10-04CA0910007_005_005-202110040850ND
2021-10-04CA0910007_005_005-202110040905ND
2021-11-08CA0910007_005_005-202111081020ND
2021-11-08CA0910007_005_005-202111080935ND
2021-11-08CA0910007_005_005-202111080920ND
2021-12-15CA0910007_005_005-202112151115ND
2022-04-12CA0910007_005_005-202204120945ND
2022-04-12CA0910007_008_008-202204121005ND
2022-04-12CA0910007_005_005-202204120955ND
2022-05-10CA0910007_009_009-202205101425ND
2022-05-10CA0910007_008_008-202205100915ND
2022-05-10CA0910007_005_005-202205100730ND
2022-06-06CA0910007_005_005-202206060840ND
2022-06-06CA0910007_009_009-202206060740ND
2022-06-06CA0910007_008_008-202206060850ND