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1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)

Trumbull, Village of

NOTE: Trumbull, Village of purchases water from City of Hastings which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hastings.

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane is a pesticide fumigant banned in the 1970s after scientists discovered it caused sterility in men who worked with it. The chemical causes cancer in laboratory animals and may cause cancer in people. Read More.

This pesticide breaks down very slowly in the environment. It remains in groundwater and drinking water wells in the agricultural areas where it was sprayed in the past. Men exposed to this pesticide in the fields suffered from infertility and testicular damage, and tended to have fewer male babies.

 

77

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND150ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND210ND
2021ND140ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND150ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.0017 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0017 ppb for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane 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): 0.2 ppb

The legal limit for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Trumbull, Village of purchases water from City of Hastings which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hastings.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-23530715ND
2018-01-23530717ND
2018-01-23530714ND
2018-01-23530716ND
2018-02-26530719ND
2018-02-26530718ND
2018-04-09546687ND
2018-04-30545729ND
2018-06-04545728ND
2018-06-04541542ND
2018-06-04541540ND
2018-06-04541541ND
2018-07-25560138ND
2018-09-04560238ND
2018-10-23577080ND
2019-01-22591746ND
2019-01-22592258ND
2019-01-22592257ND
2019-01-22592256ND
2019-07-29621218ND
2019-10-28638895ND
2019-10-28638456ND
2020-01-21650452ND
2020-01-21650450ND
2020-01-21650451ND
2020-02-18650454ND
2020-02-18650453ND
2020-02-18650455ND
2020-05-11668466ND
2020-05-26666971ND
2020-08-10684258ND
2020-08-24684855ND
2020-08-24684854ND
2020-08-24684856ND
2020-10-05701045ND
2020-10-05701046ND
2020-10-19700234ND
2020-11-03702898ND
2020-11-03702895ND
2020-11-03702897ND
2020-11-03702900ND
2020-11-03702896ND
2020-11-03702899ND
2021-02-02712932ND
2021-02-02712934ND
2021-02-02712933ND
2021-04-13715192ND
2021-04-13715191ND
2021-06-01729257ND
2021-06-01729256ND
2021-06-01729255ND
2021-06-01729258ND
2021-06-30729351ND
2021-07-19745854ND
2021-08-16747631ND
2021-08-25747268ND
2021-10-18763839ND
2022-02-08779006ND
2022-05-17793029ND
2022-07-18809244ND
2022-10-03828366ND
2022-11-28828981ND
2023-01-24841887ND
2023-01-24841889ND
2023-02-01843397ND
2023-02-06841891ND
2023-02-06841890ND
2023-02-21841579ND
2023-02-21841580ND
2023-02-21841581ND
2023-04-11856140ND
2023-05-02856446ND
2023-05-17855840ND
2023-09-11873399ND
2023-09-18873398ND
2023-11-29890726ND
2023-12-27901506ND