Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Dibromochloromethane in Irvine, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Irvine, CA's 2023 report shows Dibromochloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution
7.293958333333333 UG/L
Average
Source water
0.2558139534883721 UG/L
Average
Entry point
2.7133333333333334 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
7.14 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
14.9 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
0.5 UG/L

Verbatim from Irvine, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Dibromochloromethane

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Part of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to nervous-system, liver, and kidney effects.

How Irvine, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Dibromochloromethane in Irvine, CA tap water?

Yes — Irvine, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dibromochloromethane at 7.293958333333333 UG/L. Irvine, CA's 2023 report shows Dibromochloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Dibromochloromethane in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Dibromochloromethane. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Dibromochloromethane?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Part of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to nervous-system, liver, and kidney effects.

+Where does this Dibromochloromethane measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Dibromochloromethane entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine, CA 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/ca/irvine/2023/source.

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