Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Lake Worth

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.

 

10

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
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
2018-01-18Q1802183007ND
2018-01-18Q1802183009ND
2019-02-04Q1905014001ND
2019-02-04Q1905014003ND
2021-12-07Q2134228001ND
2021-12-07Q2134228003ND
2022-05-05Q2213618003ND
2022-10-13Q2231072002ND
2023-10-02Q2342141005ND
2023-10-02Q2342141007ND