Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Ethylene dibromide

Myrtle Springs Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

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
2018-06-28Q1825924001ND
2018-06-28Q1825924013ND
2018-06-28Q1825924015ND
2020-03-23Q2012172001ND
2020-05-21Q2020401001ND
2020-08-12Q2032124002ND
2020-11-20Q2046941005ND
2021-06-29Q2116915001ND
2021-06-29Q2116915003ND
2021-06-29Q2116915005ND
2023-04-19Q2314546017ND