Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept

NOTE: Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept purchases water from North Wales Water Authority which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by North Wales Water Authority.

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND90ND
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: Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept purchases water from North Wales Water Authority which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by North Wales Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-0414012246-02ND
2014-02-0414012246-06ND
2014-02-0414012246-07ND
2014-02-0414012246-04ND
2014-02-0414012246-05ND
2014-02-0414012246-10ND
2014-02-0414012246-08ND
2014-02-0414012246-09ND
2014-02-0414012246-03ND
2014-02-0414012246-01ND
2014-05-0614050298-01ND
2014-08-1114080708-01ND
2014-08-1114080707-01ND
2014-08-1114080702-01ND
2014-08-1114080703-01ND
2014-08-1114080709-01ND
2014-08-1114080704-01ND
2014-08-1114080700-01ND
2014-08-1114080701-01ND
2014-08-1114080705-01ND
2014-08-1114080706-01ND
2014-11-1014103223-02ND