Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Richland Hills

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND20ND
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
2015-03-17112601PND
2015-03-18112602PND
2018-04-10Q1814526005ND
2018-04-10Q1814526007ND
2019-01-16Q1902265005ND
2019-01-16Q1902265008ND
2020-02-19Q2006408005ND
2020-02-19Q2006408007ND
2021-04-05Q2108453001ND
2021-04-05Q2108453003ND
2022-01-19Q2202013005ND
2022-01-19Q2202013007ND
2023-11-02Q2347048017ND
2023-11-02Q2347048019ND