Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Sunchase Meadows

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
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
2018-10-02Q1839402005ND
2018-10-02Q1839402001ND
2019-04-02Q1913217003ND
2019-04-02Q1913217013ND
2019-04-02Q1913217019ND
2019-08-06Q1951306003ND
2019-10-29Q1974367004ND
2020-01-28Q2003194003ND
2020-03-30Q2012921007ND
2020-03-30Q2012921009ND
2020-09-17Q2037205001ND
2020-10-07Q2039334001ND
2021-08-19Q2122573002ND
2021-08-19Q2122573004ND
2021-08-19Q2122573006ND
2021-10-21Q2129784001ND
2022-02-17Q2205934013ND
2022-02-17Q2205934015ND
2023-10-24Q2345789002ND
2023-10-24Q2345789004ND