Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Yuima Municipal Water District Ida

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.

 

15

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND100ND

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
2020-10-13CA3700938_012_012-202010131000ND
2021-04-13CA3700938_012_012-202104131230ND
2021-07-13CA3700938_012_012-202107130825ND
2021-07-13CA3700938_005_005-202107130930ND
2022-10-12CA3700938_012_012-202210120845ND
2023-02-13CA3700938_012_012-202302131315ND
2023-05-01CA3700938_037_037-202305011010ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_011_011-202307110900ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_012_012-202307110915ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_031_031-202307110730ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_047_047-202307110840ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_004_004-202307110730ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_006_006-202307110750ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_020_020-202307110750ND
2023-10-02CA3700938_048_048-202310020840ND