Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Bethany Special Utility District

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0324 ppb338ND - 0.307 ppb
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-03-06Q1809125004ND
2018-03-06Q1809125005ND
2018-03-06Q1809125014ND
2018-03-06Q1809125015ND
2018-03-06Q1809125001ND
2019-02-07Q1905767006ND
2019-02-07Q1905767012ND
2019-02-07Q1905767015ND
2019-02-07Q1905767017ND
2019-12-10Q1979572001ND
2020-08-05Q2030902007ND
2020-08-05Q2030902009ND
2020-08-05Q2030902011ND
2020-10-14Q2040367005ND
2020-10-14Q2040367007ND
2021-06-24Q2116591012ND
2021-06-24Q2116591014ND
2021-06-24Q2116591016ND
2021-06-24Q2116591018ND
2022-10-19Q2231823001ND
2022-10-19Q2231823003ND
2022-10-19Q2231823005ND
2022-10-19Q2231823007ND
2023-11-06Q2347450007ND
2023-11-06Q2347450009ND
2023-11-06Q2347450011ND
2023-11-06Q2347450022ND