Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Ethylene dibromide

Town of Annetta Deer Creek

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND60ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-03Q1930677001ND
2020-01-30Q2003934002ND
2020-04-21Q2015803001ND
2020-04-21Q2015803003ND
2020-04-21Q2015803005ND
2020-04-21Q2015803009ND
2020-04-21Q2015803012ND
2020-08-27Q2034434003ND
2020-10-14Q2040327001ND
2021-02-01Q2102857002ND
2021-04-22Q2110415002ND
2022-11-17Q2234711021ND
2023-11-08Q2348107034ND
2023-11-08Q2348107035ND
2023-11-08Q2348107036ND
2023-11-08Q2348107037ND
2023-11-08Q2348107053ND
2023-11-08Q2348107054ND