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1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)

Stockbridge

NOTE: Stockbridge purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane is a pesticide fumigant banned in the 1970s after scientists discovered it caused sterility in men who worked with it. The chemical causes cancer in laboratory animals and may cause cancer in people. Read More.

This pesticide breaks down very slowly in the environment. It remains in groundwater and drinking water wells in the agricultural areas where it was sprayed in the past. Men exposed to this pesticide in the fields suffered from infertility and testicular damage, and tended to have fewer male babies.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.0017 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0017 ppb for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 0.2 ppb

The legal limit for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Stockbridge purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-03AJ86739ND
2018-04-03AJ86740ND
2019-05-02AK16198ND
2019-05-02AK16199ND
2019-10-22AK35525ND
2020-02-03AK40808ND
2020-02-05AK40835ND
2020-02-05AK40836ND
2020-05-12AK46013ND
2021-03-03AK70503ND
2021-03-03AK70504ND
2022-03-10AK96917ND
2022-03-10AK96918ND
2023-04-11AL29050ND
2023-04-11AL29051ND