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Bromochloromethane

Badger Mountain Irrigation District

NOTE: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

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.

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND110ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND50ND

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: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-24340ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-24341ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-24342ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-24343ND
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-40875ND
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-40876ND
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-53709ND
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-53705ND
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-53707ND
2015-01-13WA97-SE3-15-00789-1996ND
2015-02-24WA97-SE4-15-03525-8154ND
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-10284ND
2018-07-05ND
2019-03-08ND
2019-04-11ND
2019-05-09ND
2019-06-06ND
2019-07-11ND
2019-08-08ND
2019-09-12ND
2019-09-18ND
2019-10-10ND
2019-11-07ND
2019-12-12ND
2019-12-13ND
2021-01-214070629ND
2021-02-124076883ND
2021-03-114087469ND
2021-05-184118749ND
2021-05-184118748ND
2021-07-084142812ND
2021-08-194169230ND
2021-09-094178932ND
2021-10-134194903ND
2021-11-174208636ND
2021-12-084216629ND
2022-01-124233604ND
2022-02-094241715ND
2022-03-094258463ND
2022-04-144272582ND
2022-05-114279794ND
2022-06-084296744ND
2022-07-134315945ND
2022-08-104330297ND
2022-09-144365601ND
2022-10-134361676ND
2022-10-134361675ND
2022-11-094381443ND
2022-12-144392465ND
2023-01-114399229ND
2023-03-084426940ND
2023-04-124443144ND
2023-05-104452809ND
2023-06-204482853ND