Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Ethylene dibromide

San Antonio Water Company

Ethylene dibromide, a likely human carcinogen, was used until 1984 as a gasoline additive and a pesticide. It affects the hormone, reproductive and nervous systems; causes testicular atrophy; and damages the heart, liver and kidneys.

 

42

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND220ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.01 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.01 ppb for ethylene dibromide 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): 0.05 ppb

The legal limit for ethylene dibromide, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to ethylene dibromide exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-02-18CA3610085_001_001-202002181150ND
2020-02-18CA3610085_013_013-202002181042ND
2020-02-18CA3610085_017_017-202002181035ND
2020-02-18CA3610085_002_002-202002181207ND
2020-02-18CA3610085_018_018-202002181210ND
2020-02-24CA3610085_016_016-202002240940ND
2020-02-24CA3610085_004_004-202002240915ND
2020-02-24CA3610085_011_011-202002241000ND
2020-02-24CA3610085_003_003-202002240900ND
2020-04-07CA3610085_011_011-202004071143ND
2020-04-07CA3610085_003_003-202004071116ND
2020-04-07CA3610085_004_004-202004071128ND
2020-04-07CA3610085_021_021-202004071020ND
2020-09-29CA3610085_018_018-202009290800ND
2020-09-29CA3610085_001_001-202009291040ND
2020-09-29CA3610085_016_016-202009291145ND
2020-10-06CA3610085_013_013-202010061150ND
2020-10-06CA3610085_002_002-202010061100ND
2020-10-06CA3610085_017_017-202010061130ND
2020-10-13CA3610085_011_011-202010130900ND
2020-10-13CA3610085_003_003-202010130830ND
2020-10-14CA3610085_004_004-202010140930ND
2021-07-20CA3610085_011_011-202107200842ND
2021-07-20CA3610085_003_003-202107201013ND
2021-07-27CA3610085_004_004-202107270908ND
2021-07-27CA3610085_021_021-202107271245ND
2022-01-31CA3610085_004_004-202201311109ND
2022-04-19CA3610085_011_011-202204191020ND
2022-04-19CA3610085_003_003-202204191030ND
2022-04-19CA3610085_004_004-202204191010ND
2022-07-20CA3610085_011_011-202207201010ND
2022-07-20CA3610085_003_003-202207201030ND
2022-07-20CA3610085_004_004-202207200945ND
2023-04-20CA3610085_021_021-202304201200ND
2023-07-06CA3610085_003_003-202307061110ND
2023-07-06CA3610085_011_011-202307061155ND
2023-07-06CA3610085_013_013-202307061425ND
2023-07-06CA3610085_017_017-202307061400ND
2023-07-10CA3610085_001_001-202307101445ND
2023-07-10CA3610085_016_016-202307101515ND
2023-07-12CA3610085_002_002-202307121140ND
2023-07-12CA3610085_004_004-202307120930ND