Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Carmel Clay Water

NOTE: Carmel Clay Water purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.

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
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Carmel Clay Water purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-163206660ND
2015-03-163206719ND
2015-03-163206701ND
2015-03-173208278ND
2015-03-173208185ND
2015-03-173208218ND
2015-06-253271609ND
2015-06-253271544ND
2015-06-253271489ND
2015-06-253271523ND
2015-06-253271512ND
2015-06-253271575ND
2015-06-263271594ND
2015-09-223327729ND
2015-09-223327747ND
2015-09-223327705ND
2015-09-233328696ND
2015-09-233328822ND
2015-09-233328745ND
2015-09-233328760ND
2015-09-233328725ND
2015-09-233328786ND
2015-12-093372188ND
2015-12-093372043ND
2015-12-093372006ND
2015-12-103372862ND