Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Kennedale

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.

 

20

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
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
2018-01-09Q1800779004ND
2018-01-09Q1800779005ND
2018-01-09Q1800779001ND
2018-07-12Q1827622004ND
2019-01-28Q1903816001ND
2019-01-28Q1903816004ND
2019-01-28Q1903816006ND
2020-01-16Q2001701009ND
2020-01-16Q2001701011ND
2020-07-14Q2027713009ND
2020-07-14Q2027713007ND
2021-04-07Q2108917003ND
2021-04-07Q2108917005ND
2021-07-14Q2118520005ND
2022-01-20Q2202104004ND
2022-01-20Q2202104008ND
2022-07-11Q2219210001ND
2023-04-03Q2312006008ND
2023-04-03Q2312006010ND
2023-07-13Q2327520007ND