Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Springhill Mobile Home Park

Bromochloromethane is a tap water disinfection byproduct; it is also used as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing and as a fire extinguishing agent. Disinfection byproducts in drinking water increase the risk of cancer.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
20190.167 ppb31ND - 0.500 ppb
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.06 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.06 ppb for bromochloromethane 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, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-27J8K1589-02ND
2018-11-27SH182701ND
2018-11-27J8K1589-01ND
2019-12-1319L0726-02ND
2019-12-1319L0726-01ND
2019-12-1312131911-30.500 ppb
2020-09-19WM202873ND
2020-09-19WM202872ND
2021-05-0470172136009ND
2021-05-0470172136007ND
2022-03-18420-219490-7ND
2022-03-18420-219490-5ND