Bromodichloromethane
Blue Springs
Bromodichloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Bromodichloromethane and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.554 ppb | 16 | 11 | ND - 1.36 ppb |
2015 | 0.787 ppb | 6 | 5 | ND - 1.35 ppb |
2016 | 0.950 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.710 ppb - 1.19 ppb |
2017 | 0.920 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.750 ppb - 1.09 ppb |
2018 | 0.955 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.770 ppb - 1.14 ppb |
2019 | 1.02 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.780 ppb - 1.26 ppb |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 0.06 ppb
The EWG Health Guideline of 0.06 ppb for bromodichloromethane 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 | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-06-16 | AC28462 | 1.36 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28463 | 1.33 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28464 | 1.03 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28465 | 1.09 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28466 | ND |
2014-06-16 | AC28467 | 0.500 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28468 | 0.560 ppb |
2014-06-16 | AC28469 | 0.530 ppb |
2014-09-23 | AC35555 | ND |
2014-09-23 | AC35554 | 0.560 ppb |
2014-09-23 | AC35553 | 0.760 ppb |
2014-09-23 | AC35552 | 0.560 ppb |
2014-12-22 | AC39452 | ND |
2014-12-22 | AC39449 | 0.590 ppb |
2014-12-22 | AC39451 | ND |
2014-12-22 | AC39450 | ND |
2015-03-30 | AC43529 | 0.630 ppb |
2015-03-30 | AC43532 | ND |
2015-03-30 | AC43531 | 1.35 ppb |
2015-03-30 | AC43530 | 0.560 ppb |
2015-06-22 | AC51137 | 1.35 ppb |
2015-06-22 | AC51138 | 0.830 ppb |
2016-06-09 | AC74794 | 1.19 ppb |
2016-06-09 | AC74795 | 0.710 ppb |
2017-06-07 | AC98382 | 0.750 ppb |
2017-06-07 | AC98381 | 1.09 ppb |
2018-06-11 | AD27215 | 1.14 ppb |
2018-06-11 | AD27216 | 0.770 ppb |
2019-06-10 | AD49018 | 0.780 ppb |
2019-06-10 | AD49017 | 1.26 ppb |