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Bromochloromethane

City of Jersey Village

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.00231 ppb521ND - 0.120 ppb
2014ND510ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
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
2018-07-20AE34153ND
2018-07-20AE34155ND
2019-01-29AE51977ND
2019-10-03AE85686ND
2020-02-04AE96835ND
2020-02-04AE96843ND
2021-01-27AF41371ND
2021-01-27AF41373ND
2022-01-13AF80220ND
2022-01-13AF80222ND
2023-04-04AG35407ND
2023-08-22AG53509ND