VOCs & pesticides · 2024
DBCP in Mobile, AL tap water
Mobile, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for DBCP and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | Not detected ng/L | None set |
Verbatim from Mobile, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About DBCP
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide.
A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
How Mobile, AL compares
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People also ask
+Is there DBCP in Mobile, AL tap water?
Mobile, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for DBCP and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for DBCP in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for DBCP. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is DBCP?
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide. A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
+Where does this DBCP measurement come from?
This page reproduces the DBCP entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Mobile, AL water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/al/mobile/2024/source.