Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Riverbridge

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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

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 Result
2018-12-19ND
2018-12-19ND
2018-12-19ND
2018-12-19ND
2018-12-19ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-01-10ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-04-05ND
2019-04-05ND
2019-04-05ND
2019-04-05ND
2019-04-05ND
2019-08-22ND
2019-10-22ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-02ND
2022-04-22ND
2022-04-22ND
2022-04-22ND
2022-04-22ND
2022-04-22ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-05ND