Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Alto

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-05-29Q1821302006ND
2018-12-11Q1850897004ND
2019-03-20Q1911720002ND
2019-03-29Q1912916002ND
2019-05-20Q1927027002ND
2020-10-22Q2041198001ND
2020-10-22Q2041198003ND
2021-10-14Q2128845006ND
2021-10-14Q2128845008ND
2022-03-03Q2207391003ND
2022-03-03Q2207391005ND
2023-04-20Q2314880004ND
2023-04-20Q2314880006ND