Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

City of Pullman Water Department

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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-16B4D1841-04ND
2014-04-16B4D1841-07ND
2014-04-16B4D1841-01ND
2014-04-17B4D1932-04ND
2014-04-17B4D1932-01ND
2014-10-13B4J1566-01ND
2014-10-13B4J1566-10ND
2014-10-13B4J1566-13ND
2014-10-14B4J1566-04ND
2014-10-14B4J1566-07ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND