Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Myoma Dunes Mutual 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND100ND
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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
2013-02-11100345PND
2013-02-11100344PND
2013-02-11100343PND
2013-02-12100342PND
2013-02-13100346PND
2013-08-19101894PND
2013-08-19101893PND
2013-08-19101892PND
2013-08-19101891PND
2013-08-19101890PND
2018-11-19CA3310051_008_008-201811191033ND
2018-11-19CA3310051_007_007-201811191011ND
2019-11-18CA3310051_011_011-201911180951ND
2019-11-22CA3310051_010_010-201911220939ND
2020-08-24CA3310051_009_009-202008241030ND
2021-08-23CA3310051_008_008-202108230835ND
2021-08-23CA3310051_007_007-202108230903ND
2022-08-19CA3310051_011_011-202208190752ND
2022-08-19CA3310051_010_010-202208190715ND
2023-08-22CA3310051_009_009-202308220650ND