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Bromochloromethane

Naval Base Kitsap At Bremerton

NOTE: Naval Base Kitsap At Bremerton purchases water from City of Bremerton which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Bremerton.

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.

 

24

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
2019ND130ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
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 Base Kitsap At Bremerton purchases water from City of Bremerton which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Bremerton.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37739ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37743ND
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37741ND
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-52472ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9583ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9584ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9585ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10137-24377ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-07-30ND
2019-07-30ND
2019-07-30ND
2021-04-204106990ND
2021-04-204106992ND
2021-04-204106991ND