Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Hills of Oliver Creek

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
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
2018-11-08Q1844781006ND
2018-11-08Q1844781015ND
2019-05-21Q1927167003ND
2019-05-21Q1927167005ND
2020-11-18Q2045747001ND
2020-11-18Q2045747003ND
2021-06-29Q2116976008ND
2021-06-29Q2116976010ND
2022-11-15Q2234334002ND
2022-11-15Q2234334004ND
2023-07-20Q2328722004ND
2023-07-20Q2328722006ND