Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Aledo

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0592 ppb134ND - 0.250 ppb
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-08-01Q1830485003ND
2018-08-01Q1830485005ND
2018-08-01Q1830485002ND
2019-08-14Q1955170009ND
2019-08-14Q1955170011ND
2019-08-14Q1955170013ND
2020-05-06Q2017813022ND
2020-05-06Q2017813024ND
2020-05-06Q2017813026ND
2021-05-17Q2112632010ND
2021-05-17Q2112632014ND
2021-05-17Q2112632012ND
2022-09-29Q2229352002ND
2022-09-29Q2229352005ND
2022-11-21Q2234952004ND
2022-11-21Q2234952006ND
2023-02-06Q2304384005ND
2023-07-12Q2327353003ND
2023-07-12Q2327353005ND