Bromodichloromethane
Florence Township Water Department
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.0313 ppb | 16 | 4 | ND - 0.170 ppb |
2015 | 0.0961 ppb | 18 | 7 | ND - 0.460 ppb |
2016 | 0.375 ppb | 16 | 10 | ND - 1.50 ppb |
2017 | 0.483 ppb | 12 | 10 | ND - 2.10 ppb |
2018 | 0.500 ppb | 18 | 13 | ND - 2.30 ppb |
2019 | 1.13 ppb | 16 | 14 | ND - 5.00 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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2014-01-31 | L4860934-2 | ND |
2014-01-31 | L4860934-4 | ND |
2014-01-31 | L4860934-1 | ND |
2014-01-31 | L4860934-3 | ND |
2014-04-29 | L4974330-4 | ND |
2014-04-29 | L4974330-2 | ND |
2014-04-29 | L4974330-3 | ND |
2014-04-29 | L4974330-1 | ND |
2014-07-29 | L5104813-4 | ND |
2014-07-29 | L5104813-3 | ND |
2014-07-29 | L5104813-1 | ND |
2014-07-29 | L5104813-2 | ND |
2014-10-24 | L5241417-1 | 0.0800 ppb |
2014-10-24 | L5241417-3 | 0.120 ppb |
2014-10-24 | L5241417-2 | 0.130 ppb |
2014-10-24 | L5241417-4 | 0.170 ppb |
2015-01-29 | L5357647-2 | ND |
2015-01-29 | L5357647-3 | ND |
2015-01-29 | L5357647-1 | ND |
2015-01-29 | L5357647-4 | ND |
2015-04-02 | L5490734-3 | ND |
2015-04-27 | L5490724-4 | ND |
2015-04-27 | L5490724-1 | ND |
2015-04-27 | L5500908-1 | 0.190 ppb |
2015-04-27 | L5490724-2 | ND |
2015-04-27 | L5490724-3 | ND |
2015-08-20 | L5640152-4 | 0.200 ppb |
2015-08-20 | L5640152-1 | ND |
2015-08-20 | L5640152-2 | 0.130 ppb |
2015-08-20 | L5640152-3 | 0.140 ppb |
2015-10-26 | L5809070-1 | ND |
2015-10-26 | L5809070-2 | 0.460 ppb |
2015-10-26 | L5809070-3 | 0.270 ppb |
2015-10-26 | L5809070-4 | 0.340 ppb |
2016-01-29 | L5969396-1 | ND |
2016-01-29 | L5969396-3 | ND |
2016-01-29 | L5969396-4 | ND |
2016-01-29 | L5969396-2 | ND |
2016-04-25 | L6131591-3 | 0.500 ppb |
2016-04-25 | L6131591-1 | ND |
2016-04-25 | L6131591-4 | 0.600 ppb |
2016-04-25 | L6131591-2 | 0.900 ppb |
2016-07-29 | L6404389-3 | 1.000 ppb |
2016-07-29 | L6404389-1 | 0.1000 ppb |
2016-07-29 | L6404389-4 | 1.000 ppb |
2016-07-29 | L6404389-2 | 1.50 ppb |
2016-10-28 | L6476462-3 | 0.1000 ppb |
2016-10-28 | L6476462-1 | ND |
2016-10-28 | L6476462-4 | 0.200 ppb |
2016-10-29 | L6476462-2 | 0.1000 ppb |
2017-05-26 | L6818701-2 | 0.600 ppb |
2017-05-26 | L6818701-1 | 0.1000 ppb |
2017-05-26 | L6818701-3 | 0.600 ppb |
2017-05-26 | L6818701-4 | 2.10 ppb |
2017-07-26 | L6922207-3 | 1.20 ppb |
2017-07-26 | L6922207-1 | ND |
2017-07-26 | L6922207-2 | 0.300 ppb |
2017-07-26 | L6922207-4 | 0.500 ppb |
2017-11-08 | L6955053-4 | 0.1000 ppb |
2017-11-08 | L6955053-2 | 0.200 ppb |
2017-11-08 | L6955053-1 | ND |
2017-11-08 | L6955053-3 | 0.1000 ppb |
2018-01-30 | L6985466-2 | 0.300 ppb |
2018-01-30 | L6985466-4 | 0.200 ppb |
2018-01-30 | L6985466-3 | 0.300 ppb |
2018-01-30 | L6985466-1 | 0.1000 ppb |
2018-04-23 | L7019759-4 | 0.800 ppb |
2018-04-23 | L7019759-1 | ND |
2018-04-23 | L7019759-3 | ND |
2018-04-23 | L7019759-2 | ND |
2018-07-16 | L7051005-3 | 0.200 ppb |
2018-07-24 | L7055121-3 | 1.10 ppb |
2018-07-24 | L7055121-4 | 0.300 ppb |
2018-07-24 | L7055121-1 | 0.200 ppb |
2018-07-24 | L7055121-2 | 1.40 ppb |
2018-08-15 | L7011366-1 | ND |
2018-10-30 | L7081832-3 | 0.600 ppb |
2018-10-30 | L7081832-1 | ND |
2018-10-30 | L7081832-4 | 1.20 ppb |
2018-10-30 | L7081832-2 | 2.30 ppb |
2019-01-22 | L7094133-1 | ND |
2019-01-22 | L7094133-3 | 0.400 ppb |
2019-01-22 | L7094133-4 | 0.300 ppb |
2019-01-22 | L7094133-2 | 0.900 ppb |
2019-04-22 | L7113171-2 | 2.30 ppb |
2019-04-22 | L7113171-1 | ND |
2019-04-22 | L7113171-3 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-04-22 | L7113171-4 | 1.70 ppb |
2019-07-22 | L7136865-1 | 0.1000 ppb |
2019-07-22 | L7136865-2 | 0.800 ppb |
2019-07-22 | L7136865-3 | 0.800 ppb |
2019-07-22 | L7136865-4 | 1.60 ppb |
2019-10-23 | L7163650-1 | 0.1000 ppb |
2019-10-23 | L7163650-4 | 1.10 ppb |
2019-10-23 | L7163650-2 | 5.00 ppb |
2019-10-23 | L7163650-3 | 1.90 ppb |