Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Coon Rapids

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

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 Lab ID Result
2014-01-281069391003ND
2014-01-281069391006ND
2014-07-152018295012ND
2014-07-152018295003ND
2014-07-152018295006ND
2014-07-152018295009ND
2015-06-032074918008ND
2015-06-032074918005ND
2018-09-1218I0556-01ND
2020-06-2320F1889-03ND
2020-08-2020H1633-04ND
2020-08-2020H1633-03ND
2020-08-2020H1633-02ND
2020-08-2020H1633-01ND
2020-08-2020H1631-01ND
2020-08-2020H1626-04ND
2020-08-2020H1626-03ND
2021-12-1721L0752-01ND
2023-04-1123D0521-01ND
2023-08-1123H1564-04ND
2023-08-1123H1564-07ND
2023-08-1123H1564-08ND