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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromochloromethane

Little Hocking Water/sewer Association

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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20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

7

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0630 ppb101ND - 0.630 ppb
20150.320 ppb21ND - 0.640 ppb
20160.370 ppb21ND - 0.740 ppb
20170.450 ppb21ND - 0.900 ppb
20180.400 ppb21ND - 0.800 ppb
20190.550 ppb220.500 ppb - 0.600 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
2014-02-06A140180152ND
2014-02-06A140180151ND
2014-02-06A140180150ND
2014-02-06A140180149ND
2014-05-06A140191331ND
2014-05-06A140191333ND
2014-05-06A140191332ND
2014-05-06A140191330ND
2014-08-14A1402168140.630 ppb
2014-08-14A140216813ND
2015-08-13A1503199240.640 ppb
2015-08-13A150319925ND
2016-08-18A1604353400.740 ppb
2016-08-18A160435341ND
2017-07-20A170512436ND
2017-07-20A1705124370.900 ppb
2018-07-19A1806218360.800 ppb
2018-07-19A180621837ND
2019-08-159H02853-010.500 ppb
2019-08-159H02853-020.600 ppb