Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District 8

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
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
2018-01-10AE08615ND
2018-01-10AE08627ND
2019-08-06AE77267ND
2019-08-06AE77285ND
2020-10-19AF31112ND
2020-10-19AF31128ND
2021-02-08AF43032ND
2021-02-08AF43034ND
2022-08-23AG10564ND
2022-12-13AG21661ND
2023-07-05AG47059ND
2023-07-05AG47061ND