Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Center

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
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
2018-04-30Q1817448004ND
2018-08-27Q1834372003ND
2019-05-15Q1925671003ND
2019-07-17Q1946117001ND
2020-03-10Q2009082002ND
2020-08-06Q2031207001ND
2021-06-01Q2114029001ND
2021-09-02Q2123959007ND
2022-03-08Q2207771009ND
2022-08-11Q2223337003ND
2023-02-08Q2304971002ND
2023-07-20Q2328770002ND