Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Mount Kisco Water Department

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.

 

45

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND90ND
2023ND110ND

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
2014-03-11105946PND
2014-03-11105945PND
2014-06-09107617PND
2014-09-17109093PND
2014-09-17109092PND
2014-12-10110736PND
2018-11-28420-146099-5-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-3-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-4-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-1-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-2-POCSND
2019-10-29420-162528-1-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07618-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07616-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07614-POCSND
2020-09-30420-182169-1-POCSND
2020-10-05AW19196-POCSND
2021-02-17AX03237-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15580-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15584-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15582-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-2-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-4-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-1-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-3-POCSND
2022-03-10AY04233-POCSND
2022-09-13AY16356-POCSND
2022-09-13AY16360-POCSND
2022-09-13AY16358-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22491-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22489-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22490-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22493-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22492-POCSND
2023-01-24AZ01477-POCSND
2023-02-10AZ02582-POCSND
2023-02-10AZ02583-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15166-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15164-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15162-POCSND
2023-11-13AZ20832-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21565-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21566-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21567-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21568-POCSND