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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromochloromethane

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Simsbury System

Dibromochloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Dibromochloromethane and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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91

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

33

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.531 ppb165ND - 2.00 ppb
20150.340 ppb156ND - 1.40 ppb
20160.447 ppb155ND - 2.00 ppb
20170.660 ppb156ND - 2.40 ppb
20180.621 ppb145ND - 2.00 ppb
20190.663 ppb166ND - 3.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for dibromochloromethane was proposed in 2018 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-04201401677-VOC1ND
2014-02-07201401908-VOC11.90 ppb
2014-05-07201406328-VOC1ND
2014-05-07201406324-VOC1ND
2014-05-072014427241-VOC12.00 ppb
2014-05-07201406338-VOC1ND
2014-05-07201406333-VOC1ND
2014-05-07201406331-VOC1ND
2014-05-07201406335-VOC1ND
2014-08-08201411392-VOC1ND
2014-08-14201411867-VOC1ND
2014-08-20201412282-DBP2.00 ppb
2014-08-20201412283-DBP2.00 ppb
2014-11-11201417230-VOC10.600 ppb
2014-11-20201417781-VOC1ND
2014-12-04201418312-VOC1ND
2015-02-06201501765-VOC1ND
2015-02-19201502317-VOC11.40 ppb
2015-05-07201505805-VOC1ND
2015-05-07201505815-VOC1ND
2015-05-07201505809-VOC1ND
2015-05-07201505811-VOC1ND
2015-05-07201505813-VOC1ND
2015-05-12201506049-VOC10.700 ppb
2015-05-21201506522-VOC1ND
2015-08-05201510663-VOC1ND
2015-08-19201511751-DBP1.000 ppb
2015-08-19201511753-VOC10.500 ppb
2015-08-19201511752-DBP1.000 ppb
2015-11-04201515891-VOC1ND
2015-11-10201516225-VOC10.500 ppb
2016-02-03201601684-VOC1ND
2016-02-10201602061-VOC10.800 ppb
2016-05-04201605682-VOC1ND
2016-05-04201605691-VOC1ND
2016-05-04201605686-VOC1ND
2016-05-04201605684-VOC1ND
2016-05-04201605688-VOC1ND
2016-05-04201605678-VOC1ND
2016-05-12201606183-VOC11.10 ppb
2016-08-03201610124-VOC1ND
2016-08-17201610953-VOC1ND
2016-08-17201610952-DBP2.00 ppb
2016-08-17201610951-DBP2.00 ppb
2016-11-04201615626-VOC1ND
2016-11-11201616251-VOC10.800 ppb
2017-02-08201702277-VOC1ND
2017-02-08201702268-VOC1ND
2017-02-08201702280-VOC1ND
2017-02-08201702273-VOC1ND
2017-02-08201702275-VOC1ND
2017-02-16201702710-VOC11.000 ppb
2017-03-08201703617-VOC1ND
2017-05-03201706394-VOC1ND
2017-05-11201706951-VOC10.700 ppb
2017-08-03201711907-VOC1ND
2017-08-17201712932-VOC12.40 ppb
2017-08-21201713183-DBP2.00 ppb
2017-08-21201713182-DBP2.00 ppb
2017-11-02201717254-VOC11.80 ppb
2017-11-09201717694-VOC1ND
2018-02-08201801800-VOC11.20 ppb
2018-02-08201801804-VOC1ND
2018-04-04201804077-VOC1ND
2018-04-04201804071-VOC1ND
2018-04-04201804073-VOC1ND
2018-04-04201804075-VOC1ND
2018-04-04201804080-VOC1ND
2018-05-03201806044-VOC11.80 ppb
2018-05-08201806393-VOC1ND
2018-08-09201812047-VOC1ND
2018-08-22201812877-DBP2.00 ppb
2018-08-22201812878-DBP2.00 ppb
2018-11-07201817345-VOC11.70 ppb
2018-11-07201817335-VOC1ND
2019-02-05201901699-VOC11.10 ppb
2019-02-05201901703-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902898-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902905-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902900-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902896-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902902-VOC1ND
2019-03-06201902893-VOC1ND
2019-05-09201906456-VOC11.40 ppb
2019-05-09201906438-VOC1ND
2019-08-07201912408-VOC1ND
2019-08-14201912905-VOC11.40 ppb
2019-08-21201913479-DBP2.00 ppb
2019-08-21201913478-DBP3.00 ppb
2019-11-06201918268-VOC1ND
2019-11-14201918766-VOC11.70 ppb