Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Dibromochloromethane in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
Not detected UG/L
Average
Distribution
6.720882352941176 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
29.7 UG/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles LADWP, 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 Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Dibromochloromethane in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dibromochloromethane at 6.720882352941176 UG/L. Los Angeles LADWP, 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 Los Angeles LADWP, 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/los-angeles-ladwp/2023/source.

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