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Bromochloromethane

Nashville, Town of

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-08-1935105304001AMND
2013-08-1935105304003AMND
2013-11-0435114941003AMND
2013-11-0435114941001AMND
2014-02-0335125057001AMND
2014-02-0335125057003AMND
2014-05-0535136886003AMND
2014-05-0535136886001AMND