VOCs & pesticides · 2024
DBCP in Montgomery, AL tap water
Montgomery, 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 | 200 MCL |
Verbatim from Montgomery, 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.
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People also ask
+Is there DBCP in Montgomery, AL tap water?
Montgomery, 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 federal MCL for DBCP is 200 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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 Montgomery, 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/montgomery/2024/source.