VOCs & pesticides · 2023
DBCP in Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA tap water
Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows DBCP at or above the federal limit (200 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 52 ng/L | 200 ng/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–340 ng/L | 200 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists DBCP at 0–340 ng/L. Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows DBCP at or above the federal limit (200 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for DBCP in drinking water?
The federal MCL for DBCP is 200 ng/L. 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, 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/wasco-wasco-ca/2023/source.