Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Ethylene dibromide

Hopedale Water Department

NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.

Ethylene dibromide, a likely human carcinogen, was used until 1984 as a gasoline additive and a pesticide. It affects the hormone, reproductive and nervous systems; causes testicular atrophy; and damages the heart, liver and kidneys.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.01 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.01 ppb for ethylene dibromide 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): 0.05 ppb

The legal limit for ethylene dibromide, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to ethylene dibromide exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.

Date Result
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-07-25ND
2019-10-09ND
2019-10-30ND
2022-04-27ND
2022-04-27ND
2022-04-27ND
2022-06-16ND
2022-11-01ND