Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Cornelius

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-07-15WA97-SE1-13-12517-28354ND
2013-10-14WA97-SE2-19683-44636ND
2014-04-16WA97-SE4-14-06653-16042ND
2014-12-22WA97-SE3-14-24986-56735ND