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Bromomethane

Naval Air Station/whidbey Island

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

Bromomethane, or methyl bromide, is a pesticide fumigant that was banned because it depletes the ozone layer.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for bromomethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-07-09WA97-SE1-13-12106-27485ND
2013-10-08WA97-SE2-13-19311-43866ND
2014-04-10WA97-SE4-14-06305-15290ND
2014-12-30WA97-SE3-14-25259-57336ND
2019-04-23ND
2021-04-224106994ND
2021-04-224106993ND