Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Denair Community Services District

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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
2018-09-07CA5010021_010_010-201809070915ND
2018-09-07CA5010021_009_009-201809070850ND
2020-10-08CA5010021_008_008-202010080951ND
2020-10-08CA5010021_007_007-202010081024ND
2021-09-16CA5010021_010_010-202109161000ND
2021-09-16CA5010021_009_009-202109160925ND
2023-10-10CA5010021_008_008-202310101014ND
2023-10-10CA5010021_007_007-202310101000ND