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. Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–340 ng/L | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 52 ng/L | None set |
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.
How Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA compares
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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. Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for DBCP in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for DBCP. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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.