Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Ethylene dibromide

Bethany Special Utility District

NOTE: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Ethylene dibromide, a likely human carcinogen, was used until 1984 as a gasoline additive and a pesticide. It affects the hormone, reproductive and nervous systems; causes testicular atrophy; and damages the heart, liver and kidneys.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.01 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.01 ppb for ethylene dibromide 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 0.05 ppb

The legal limit for ethylene dibromide, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to ethylene dibromide exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for ethylene dibromide. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-10Q1850236033ND
2018-12-10Q1850236031ND
2020-01-28Q2003074002ND
2020-01-28Q2003074004ND
2020-01-28Q2003074006ND
2020-01-28Q2003074008ND
2020-05-05Q2017189002ND
2020-06-17Q2024616001ND
2020-06-17Q2024616003ND
2020-10-07Q2039319003ND
2021-03-04Q2105758002ND
2021-03-31Q2108142005ND
2023-04-06Q2312829008ND
2023-10-26Q2346224030ND
2023-10-26Q2346224032ND
2023-10-26Q2346224033ND
2023-10-26Q2346224053ND
2023-10-26Q2346224054ND
2023-10-26Q2346224063ND
2023-11-21Q2350132001ND