Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Nocona Hills Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
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
2015-03-11112599PND
2015-03-11112598PND
2015-03-11112597PND
2015-03-11112596PND
2015-09-15115456PND
2015-09-15115455PND
2015-09-15115454PND
2015-09-15115453PND
2018-12-10Q1850817004ND
2018-12-10Q1850817001ND
2019-02-20Q1907488007ND
2019-02-20Q1907488002ND
2020-09-21Q2037478003ND
2020-09-21Q2037478001ND
2021-06-21Q2116016007ND
2021-06-21Q2116016005ND
2022-05-10Q2213917003ND
2022-05-10Q2213917001ND
2023-07-05Q2326100006ND
2023-07-05Q2326100008ND
2023-10-03Q2342315001ND