Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Foothills Mobile Home Ranch

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
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31AE11609ND
2018-01-31AE11611ND
2018-01-31AE11607ND
2019-03-11AE57833ND
2019-03-11AE57857ND
2019-03-11AE57871ND
2020-03-25AF04538ND
2020-03-25AF04544ND
2020-03-25AF04546ND
2021-02-03AF42462ND
2021-06-14AF57788ND
2021-06-14AF57792ND
2022-03-02AF87267ND
2022-06-29AG02797ND
2022-06-29AG02831ND
2023-03-07Q2309795001ND
2023-06-12AG44029ND
2023-06-12AG44031ND