Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 - Somis

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2015-02-10112167PND
2015-02-10112166PND
2015-02-10112164PND
2015-05-11113210QND
2015-08-11114766PND
2015-08-11114765PND
2015-08-11114764PND
2015-09-14115679RND
2018-08-01CA5610015_002_002-201808011404ND
2018-08-01CA5610015_007_007-201808011337ND
2018-08-14CA5610015_001_001-201808141147ND
2019-08-07CA5610015_001_001-201908071409ND
2019-08-07CA5610015_002_002-201908071345ND
2019-08-07CA5610015_007_007-201908071317ND
2020-08-03CA5610015_007_007-202008031556ND
2020-08-04CA5610015_001_001-202008041455ND
2020-08-04CA5610015_002_002-202008041411ND
2021-08-04CA5610015_002_002-202108040830ND
2021-08-04CA5610015_001_001-202108041340ND
2021-08-04CA5610015_007_007-202108040940ND
2022-08-16CA5610015_002_002-202208160933ND
2022-08-17CA5610015_007_007-202208170841ND
2022-08-22CA5610015_001_001-202208221052ND
2023-08-08CA5610015_001_001-202308081445ND
2023-08-08CA5610015_002_002-202308081515ND
2023-08-09CA5610015_007_007-202308090930ND