Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Jordanelle Special Service District

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND80ND

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 Result
2018-01-10ND
2018-04-09ND
2018-07-03ND
2018-07-18ND
2018-10-16ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-04-23ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-07-29ND
2019-10-16ND
2020-01-13ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-07-29ND
2020-08-03ND
2020-10-20ND
2021-01-11ND
2021-01-19ND
2021-04-12ND
2021-06-29ND
2021-07-13ND
2021-10-19ND
2022-01-11ND
2022-04-06ND
2022-07-14ND
2022-07-14ND
2022-07-19ND
2022-10-05ND
2023-01-18ND
2023-04-06ND
2023-05-24ND
2023-05-24ND
2023-06-05ND
2023-07-17ND
2023-08-10ND
2023-10-24ND