Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Grandview

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
20210.0789 ppb91ND - 0.710 ppb
2022ND40ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-19ND
2019-04-23ND
2021-04-134102292ND
2021-04-134102293ND
2021-04-134102289ND
2021-04-134102291ND
2021-04-134102290ND
2021-04-134102010ND
2021-04-1341020320.710 ppb
2021-09-214183352ND
2021-12-134217915ND
2022-03-214263833ND
2022-06-074298851ND
2022-09-204347786ND
2022-10-244364692ND