Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromomethane

Halifax Water Department

NOTE: Halifax Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

Bromomethane, or methyl bromide, is a pesticide fumigant that was banned because it depletes the ozone layer.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND70ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND70ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Halifax Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

Date Result
2014-02-11ND
2014-05-06ND
2014-08-18ND
2014-11-12ND
2018-03-06ND
2018-03-06ND
2019-03-11ND
2019-03-12ND
2020-03-10ND
2020-03-24ND
2021-03-03ND
2021-04-16ND
2022-03-02ND
2023-03-01ND