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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromodichloromethane

City of North Platte

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.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND120ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-02-12278459ND
2014-03-19279093ND
2014-05-19294427ND
2014-05-19294426ND
2014-06-11294428ND
2014-06-11294434ND
2014-06-11294433ND
2014-06-11294432ND
2014-06-11294431ND
2014-06-11294430ND
2014-06-11294429ND
2014-11-19328562ND
2015-01-26343308ND
2015-04-22353626ND
2015-04-22353627ND
2015-10-28391765ND
2015-12-08391766ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-02ND
2016-06-08ND
2016-10-25ND
2017-05-09ND
2017-05-09ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-10-02ND
2018-04-23541609ND
2018-06-25541610ND
2018-10-29577082ND
2018-12-03577244ND
2019-03-05592277ND
2019-03-05592278ND
2019-04-23603920ND
2019-05-28604747ND
2019-10-29638464ND