Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Dibromochloromethane in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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
Entry point
Not detected UG/L
Average
Distribution
6.192592592592592 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
13 UG/L
Average
Source water
0.275 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
0.5 UG/L

Verbatim from Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Dibromochloromethane in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dibromochloromethane at 6.192592592592592 UG/L. Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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 Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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/torrance-city-water-dept/2023/source.

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