Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Westbrook Estates

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-10-0918J0431-02ND
2019-01-1419A0414-01ND
2020-01-1320A0470-01ND
2021-11-0821K0563-01ND
2022-01-1022A0251-01ND
2022-05-0422E0324-01ND
2022-07-1422G0889-01ND
2022-10-1022J0358-01ND
2023-02-0823B0589-01ND
2023-04-2423D1397-01ND
2023-07-1123G0454-01ND
2023-10-0923J0436-01ND