Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Saint Cloud

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND10ND
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

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
2013-10-291055951003ND
2014-01-131067036003ND
2014-04-072000247003ND
2014-07-072016371003ND
2018-03-0118C0097-02ND
2019-07-2919G2106-01ND
2020-05-1920E1264-01ND
2021-02-0921B0624-01ND
2021-06-3021G0036-01ND
2021-11-0821K0568-01ND
2022-11-3022L0048-01ND
2023-02-0723B0496-01ND
2023-04-1223D0786-01ND
2023-07-2523G1706-01ND