Dibromochloromethane
Portales Water System
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | 1.07 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.982 ppb - 1.15 ppb |
2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2017 | 1.54 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.687 ppb - 2.39 ppb |
2018 | 0.335 ppb | 2 | 1 | ND - 0.669 ppb |
2019 | 0.828 ppb | 2 | 2 | 0.672 ppb - 0.983 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 |
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2015-11-18 | 1511980-001A | 1.15 ppb |
2015-11-18 | 1511917-001A | 0.982 ppb |
2017-11-07 | 1711393-001 | 2.39 ppb |
2017-11-07 | 1711395-001 | 0.687 ppb |
2018-11-06 | 1811544-001 | 0.669 ppb |
2018-11-06 | 1811546-001 | ND |
2019-11-13 | 1911643-001 | 0.983 ppb |
2019-11-13 | 1911644-001 | 0.672 ppb |