Dibromochloromethane

Scituate Water Division

Dibromochloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Dibromochloromethane and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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112

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

101

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.650 ppb	4	3	ND - 0.900 ppb
2015	5.57 ppb	22	20	ND - 12.3 ppb
2016	6.85 ppb	22	20	ND - 14.7 ppb
2017	5.85 ppb	20	19	ND - 17.0 ppb
2018	6.63 ppb	23	20	ND - 17.0 ppb
2019	5.60 ppb	21	19	ND - 13.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for dibromochloromethane was proposed in 2018 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Result
2014-12-04	0.900 ppb
2014-12-04	ND
2014-12-04	0.800 ppb
2014-12-04	0.900 ppb
2015-02-18	4.80 ppb
2015-02-18	7.80 ppb
2015-02-18	12.3 ppb
2015-02-18	2.00 ppb
2015-05-12	7.70 ppb
2015-05-12	6.90 ppb
2015-05-12	9.60 ppb
2015-05-12	3.50 ppb
2015-08-17	7.90 ppb
2015-08-17	8.90 ppb
2015-08-17	11.7 ppb
2015-08-17	5.60 ppb
2015-10-27	0.970 ppb
2015-10-27	0.970 ppb
2015-10-27	ND
2015-10-27	0.590 ppb
2015-10-27	0.590 ppb
2015-10-27	ND
2015-11-03	8.20 ppb
2015-11-03	7.10 ppb
2015-11-03	11.3 ppb
2015-11-03	4.20 ppb
2016-02-04	12.7 ppb
2016-02-04	11.3 ppb
2016-02-04	13.1 ppb
2016-02-04	2.70 ppb
2016-05-05	11.0 ppb
2016-05-05	7.20 ppb
2016-05-05	12.0 ppb
2016-05-05	2.70 ppb
2016-08-04	12.1 ppb
2016-08-04	7.90 ppb
2016-08-04	14.7 ppb
2016-08-04	7.80 ppb
2016-11-03	9.40 ppb
2016-11-03	7.20 ppb
2016-11-03	9.50 ppb
2016-11-03	1.80 ppb
2016-11-17	ND
2016-11-17	0.600 ppb
2016-11-17	0.600 ppb
2016-11-17	ND
2016-12-05	3.20 ppb
2016-12-05	3.20 ppb
2017-02-10	5.50 ppb
2017-02-10	8.20 ppb
2017-02-10	6.00 ppb
2017-02-10	1.90 ppb
2017-05-04	8.07 ppb
2017-05-04	5.81 ppb
2017-05-04	11.0 ppb
2017-05-04	1.63 ppb
2017-08-03	4.40 ppb
2017-08-03	3.70 ppb
2017-08-03	10.8 ppb
2017-08-03	8.00 ppb
2017-11-02	10.00 ppb
2017-11-02	10.00 ppb
2017-11-02	17.0 ppb
2017-11-02	1.40 ppb
2017-11-09	2.10 ppb
2017-11-09	ND
2017-11-09	0.700 ppb
2017-11-09	0.800 ppb
2018-02-08	9.20 ppb
2018-02-08	6.70 ppb
2018-02-08	14.0 ppb
2018-02-08	2.20 ppb
2018-05-04	9.40 ppb
2018-05-04	8.10 ppb
2018-05-04	13.0 ppb
2018-05-04	4.80 ppb
2018-05-07	ND
2018-08-09	13.0 ppb
2018-08-09	11.0 ppb
2018-08-09	17.0 ppb
2018-08-09	8.30 ppb
2018-09-20	ND
2018-11-08	13.0 ppb
2018-11-08	11.0 ppb
2018-11-08	1.30 ppb
2018-11-08	8.00 ppb
2018-12-04	0.600 ppb
2018-12-04	0.600 ppb
2018-12-04	ND
2018-12-04	0.600 ppb
2018-12-04	0.600 ppb
2019-02-07	4.90 ppb
2019-02-07	6.40 ppb
2019-02-07	9.50 ppb
2019-02-07	3.30 ppb
2019-02-26	0.800 ppb
2019-03-05	1.40 ppb
2019-03-12	0.900 ppb
2019-05-09	5.90 ppb
2019-05-09	4.80 ppb
2019-05-09	9.50 ppb
2019-05-09	4.60 ppb
2019-08-08	7.40 ppb
2019-08-08	6.20 ppb
2019-08-08	12.0 ppb
2019-08-08	7.10 ppb
2019-11-07	9.70 ppb
2019-11-07	7.60 ppb
2019-11-07	13.0 ppb
2019-11-07	2.60 ppb
2019-12-17	ND
2019-12-17	ND