Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromomethane

Fox Chapel Authority

NOTE: Fox Chapel Authority purchases water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority.

Bromomethane, or methyl bromide, is a pesticide fumigant that was banned because it depletes the ozone layer.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND20ND
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
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

All test results

NOTE: Fox Chapel Authority purchases water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-25201408260397AMND
2014-08-25201408260365AMND
2014-11-18201411200479AMND
2014-11-18201411200421AMND
2015-02-18201502191047AMND
2015-02-18201502191107AMND
2015-05-20201505210443AMND
2015-05-20201505210381AMND