Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Willow Grove Mill

NOTE: Willow Grove Mill purchases water from Artesian Water Company which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Artesian Water Company.

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.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Willow Grove Mill purchases water from Artesian Water Company which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Artesian Water Company.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-07-172860890ND
2013-07-172860390ND
2013-07-172860379ND
2013-07-172860263ND
2013-07-172860421ND
2013-07-172860340ND
2013-07-172860945ND
2013-07-172860763ND
2013-07-172860199ND
2013-07-172860513ND
2013-07-172860934ND
2013-07-172860821ND
2013-07-172860841ND
2013-07-172860351ND
2013-07-172860805ND
2013-07-172860748ND
2013-07-172860776ND
2013-10-152913851ND
2014-01-282964105ND
2014-01-282964043ND
2014-01-282964131ND
2014-01-282964212ND
2014-01-282964093ND
2014-01-282964116ND
2014-01-282964223ND
2014-01-282964233ND
2014-01-282964189ND
2014-01-282964077ND
2014-01-282964246ND
2014-01-282964170ND
2014-01-282964153ND
2014-01-282964258ND
2014-01-282964275ND
2014-01-282964062ND
2014-04-233014339ND
2014-07-163064493ND
2018-01-058011820-01ND
2018-01-058011810-01ND
2018-01-108011818-01ND
2018-01-108011813-01ND
2018-01-268014291-01 VOCND
2018-01-268014295-01 VOCND
2018-06-128061422-01ND
2023-10-053J01621-01ND