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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromochloromethane

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Dibromochloromethane, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Dibromochloromethane and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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118

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

40

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.673 ppb208ND - 4.40 ppb
20150.848 ppb2211ND - 4.50 ppb
20160.472 ppb218ND - 2.50 ppb
20170.435 ppb196ND - 2.90 ppb
20180.229 ppb183ND - 3.20 ppb
20190.500 ppb184ND - 4.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for dibromochloromethane was proposed in 2018 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-04773349ND
2014-03-04773351ND
2014-03-04773353ND
2014-03-207761101.30 ppb
2014-04-16781216ND
2014-04-16781219ND
2014-04-167812170.570 ppb
2014-04-167812180.880 ppb
2014-07-15803184ND
2014-07-15803181ND
2014-07-158031821.40 ppb
2014-07-318074590.450 ppb
2014-07-318074610.750 ppb
2014-09-168192373.70 ppb
2014-09-168192384.40 ppb
2014-10-16826129ND
2014-10-16826128ND
2014-10-16826126ND
2014-10-16826125ND
2014-10-16826124ND
2015-02-18844244ND
2015-02-18844246ND
2015-02-18844250ND
2015-02-18844254ND
2015-02-188442522.80 ppb
2015-06-01863167ND
2015-06-01863173ND
2015-06-018631710.920 ppb
2015-06-018631691.10 ppb
2015-06-018631701.70 ppb
2015-08-25878845ND
2015-08-258788400.520 ppb
2015-08-258788390.540 ppb
2015-08-258788410.550 ppb
2015-08-258788430.830 ppb
2015-08-258788472.40 ppb
2015-08-258788464.50 ppb
2015-12-14897967ND
2015-12-14897968ND
2015-12-14897971ND
2015-12-14897973ND
2015-12-148979702.80 ppb
2016-01-19902193ND
2016-01-19902195ND
2016-01-19902197ND
2016-01-199021940.300 ppb
2016-01-199021960.310 ppb
2016-04-19916905ND
2016-04-199169071.000 ppb
2016-04-199169041.10 ppb
2016-05-27923840ND
2016-07-13933278ND
2016-07-13933279ND
2016-07-13933281ND
2016-07-13933283ND
2016-07-139332852.20 ppb
2016-07-139332842.50 ppb
2016-08-10938568ND
2016-10-11952769ND
2016-10-11952770ND
2016-10-11952774ND
2016-10-119527730.410 ppb
2016-10-119527722.10 ppb
2017-03-06976492ND
2017-03-06976496ND
2017-03-06976498ND
2017-03-06976507ND
2017-03-06976503ND
2017-06-06995762ND
2017-06-06995761ND
2017-06-06995759ND
2017-06-069957580.710 ppb
2017-07-241006693ND
2017-07-241006697ND
2017-07-2410066940.740 ppb
2017-07-2410066990.790 ppb
2017-07-2410066960.930 ppb
2017-07-2710073142.20 ppb
2017-11-281031083ND
2017-11-281031084ND
2017-11-281031088ND
2017-11-2810310862.90 ppb
2018-01-301039117ND
2018-01-301039121ND
2018-01-301039125ND
2018-01-3010391230.460 ppb
2018-04-231051374ND
2018-04-231051377ND
2018-04-231051378ND
2018-04-2310513753.20 ppb
2018-08-071072173ND
2018-08-071072174ND
2018-08-071072176ND
2018-08-071072177ND
2018-08-071072172ND
2018-08-0710721710.470 ppb
2018-10-221088316ND
2018-10-221088317ND
2018-10-221088319ND
2018-10-221088320ND
2019-02-251106616ND
2019-02-251106614ND
2019-02-251106608ND
2019-02-251106612ND
2019-04-231117103ND
2019-04-231117100ND
2019-04-231117102ND
2019-04-231117099ND
2019-08-261143692ND
2019-08-261143695ND
2019-08-261143696ND
2019-08-261143698ND
2019-08-2611436971.30 ppb
2019-08-2611436934.00 ppb
2019-10-291158067ND
2019-10-291158071ND
2019-10-2911580700.400 ppb
2019-10-2911580683.30 ppb