Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Grove Estates Mobile Home Park

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-21177368-01ND
2018-05-07178680-01ND
2018-06-12179788-01ND
2018-09-12182855-01ND
2018-10-29AK04961ND
2019-01-22AK09853ND
2019-04-22AK15570ND
2020-06-08AK47650ND
2021-03-08AK70814ND
2022-03-28AK97901ND
2023-03-06AL26599ND