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Bromochloromethane

City of Parker

NOTE: City of Parker purchases water from North Texas Municipal Water District Wylie Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by North Texas Municipal Water District Wylie Water Treatment Plant.

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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 Parker purchases water from North Texas Municipal Water District Wylie Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by North Texas Municipal Water District Wylie Water Treatment Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-17Q1836833014ND
2018-09-17Q1836833016ND
2018-09-17Q1836833012ND
2019-01-15Q1902044002ND
2019-08-02Q1950721001ND
2019-08-02Q1950721003ND
2020-05-19Q2020083001ND
2020-09-10Q2036102001ND
2020-09-10Q2036102003ND
2021-01-28Q2102310004ND
2021-09-23Q2126118004ND
2021-09-23Q2126118006ND
2022-03-22Q2209138012ND
2022-09-15Q2227685002ND
2022-09-15Q2227685004ND
2023-02-22Q2307413004ND
2023-08-22Q2335430005ND
2023-08-22Q2335430007ND