Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Estates At Highland Ridge

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-05-22ND
2018-05-22ND
2018-05-22ND
2018-05-22ND
2018-05-22ND
2018-10-10ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-12-23ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-12-14ND
2021-04-26ND
2021-04-26ND
2021-04-26ND
2021-04-26ND
2021-04-26ND
2021-12-28ND
2022-06-21ND
2022-06-21ND
2022-06-21ND
2022-06-21ND
2022-06-21ND
2022-12-21ND
2023-06-26ND
2023-06-26ND
2023-06-26ND
2023-06-26ND
2023-06-26ND
2023-10-23ND
2023-12-12ND
2023-12-13ND