Dibromochloromethane

Stockton Water Department

Dibromochloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Dibromochloromethane 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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	4	0	ND
2015	0.403 ppb	4	3	ND - 0.800 ppb
2016	0.950 ppb	2	2	0.600 ppb - 1.30 ppb
2017	0.600 ppb	2	2	0.300 ppb - 0.900 ppb
2018	0.650 ppb	4	4	0.300 ppb - 1.40 ppb
2019	0.500 ppb	2	2	0.300 ppb - 0.700 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for dibromochloromethane 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
2014-07-09	L5104502-1	ND
2014-07-09	L5104502-2	ND
2014-09-30	L2618479-2	ND
2014-09-30	L2618479-1	ND
2015-09-25	L5639837-1	0.220 ppb
2015-09-25	L5639790-1	ND
2015-09-29	L5808596-1	0.800 ppb
2015-09-29	L5808596-2	0.590 ppb
2016-11-04	L6440902-1	1.30 ppb
2016-11-04	L6440902-2	0.600 ppb
2017-09-07	L6944960-2	0.900 ppb
2017-09-07	L6944960-1	0.300 ppb
2018-07-05	L7041014-1	0.500 ppb
2018-07-05	L7041054-1	0.300 ppb
2018-09-07	L7062808-2	1.40 ppb
2018-09-07	L7062808-1	0.400 ppb
2019-09-10	L7153740-2	0.700 ppb
2019-09-10	L7153740-1	0.300 ppb