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Ethylene dibromide

Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission

NOTE: Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

Ethylene dibromide, a likely human carcinogen, was used until 1984 as a gasoline additive and a pesticide. It affects the hormone, reproductive and nervous systems; causes testicular atrophy; and damages the heart, liver and kidneys.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.01 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.01 ppb for ethylene dibromide 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 0.05 ppb

The legal limit for ethylene dibromide, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to ethylene dibromide exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0792185765001ND
2014-01-0792185762001ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23093ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23094ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00241ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00246ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38807ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38804ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00935ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00980ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27939ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27940ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00801 ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00802 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35904 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35905 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01100 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01110 ND