Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Naval Air Station/whidbey Island

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

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.

 

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

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

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for bromochloromethane. 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
2021-04-224106993ND
2021-04-224106994ND