Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Chanhassen

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2014-08-052022461006ND
2014-08-052022461003ND
2015-02-242056310006ND
2015-02-242056310003ND
2018-08-2018H1672-01ND
2018-10-1218J0632-01ND
2019-01-0819A0119-01ND
2019-06-1919F1429-01ND
2020-02-1320B0794-01ND
2021-02-0221B0109-01ND
2022-08-2422H2227-01ND