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

Woodbury City Water Department

NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

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.

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND90ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND60ND

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: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (dbcp). Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-0348072901ND
2020-01-0848073001ND
2020-01-1448073101ND
2020-01-1548073201ND
2020-02-0448843101ND
2020-02-0748578101ND
2020-03-0648923401ND
2020-03-0648923501ND
2020-04-0349532001ND
2020-04-0349531901ND
2020-04-0349531801ND
2020-04-0349531701ND
2020-05-0150016701ND
2020-05-0150016301ND
2020-05-0150016401ND
2020-06-1250016901ND
2020-06-1950015701ND
2020-06-1950015801ND
2020-07-0250729101ND
2020-07-0750729201ND
2020-07-1050728901ND
2020-07-1750729001ND
2020-07-1750017001ND
2020-08-2151423801ND
2020-08-2151420801ND
2020-08-2151420901ND
2020-08-2251422301ND
2020-08-2251422501ND
2020-08-2851798201ND
2020-08-2951798001ND
2020-08-2951798101ND
2020-10-0952213501ND
2020-10-0952213401ND
2020-10-1452213201ND
2020-10-2352213301ND
2020-10-3052526501ND
2020-12-0452919801ND
2020-12-0452919901ND
2020-12-0852919701ND
2021-01-0653088801ND
2021-01-2153088701ND
2021-01-2153088601ND
2021-01-2153088501ND
2021-02-1753433801ND
2021-02-1753435301ND
2021-03-1553800901ND
2021-03-1553801001ND
2021-03-1553801101ND
2021-04-0154064201ND
2021-04-0154064101ND
2021-04-0154064001ND
2021-04-0954063901ND
2021-05-1454392001ND
2021-06-1054820601ND
2021-06-2254390601ND
2021-06-2354811101ND
2021-07-0655497201ND
2021-07-1955498801ND
2021-07-1955498901ND
2021-07-1955499001ND
2021-08-1955789101ND
2021-08-1955780701ND
2021-08-2356246801ND
2021-09-0356245701ND
2021-09-0356245801ND
2021-09-0356245901ND
2021-09-1056246901ND
2021-10-2256489501ND
2021-10-2254820401ND
2021-10-2254390501ND
2021-12-1057088001ND
2022-01-0757303401ND
2022-04-1458324301ND
2022-06-1759244101ND
2022-06-1759250901ND
2022-06-2459250501ND
2022-07-1559561301ND
2022-08-0559921901ND
2022-08-0559922001ND
2022-08-1960258801ND
2022-08-1960258701ND
2022-10-1360561401ND
2023-02-1561978101ND
2023-02-1561978201ND
2023-02-1561972501ND
2023-03-1062390001ND
2023-03-1062389901ND
2023-04-2862905901ND
2023-05-0462905101ND
2023-05-0562905801ND
2023-05-2464086701ND
2023-06-1363797401ND
2023-06-1466891101ND
2023-06-1963799401ND
2023-06-2267060701ND
2023-07-1466875701ND
2023-08-0967290501ND
2023-08-1161650901ND
2023-09-0767290601ND
2023-09-0766876501ND
2023-09-0867289201ND
2023-09-0867289101ND
2023-09-0867291301ND
2023-09-1968247501ND
2023-09-2068247601ND
2023-09-2168294301ND
2023-10-0668322901ND
2023-10-1268038601ND
2023-10-2368039301ND
2023-11-0268470601ND
2023-11-3068807101ND