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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromobenzene

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

Bromobenzene is an industrial chemical.

2017-2019:

FOUND

2

states detected

12

utilities detected

15,792

people served

States reporting bromobenzene in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
New York119,392
Ohio16,400
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Utilities with the highest amounts of bromobenzene, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Ausable Heights Water SystemKeeseville, NY1 of 10.500 ppb46
Gardeau Water DistrictCastile, NY1 of 40.125 ppb60
Perry Village*, NY1 of 40.125 ppb4,348
Perry Center Water DistrictPerry, NY1 of 40.125 ppb150
Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1, NY1 of 40.125 ppb440
Springhill Mobile Home ParkWappingers Falls, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb150
Farm-to-market AssociatesBrewster, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb48
Union Springs Village*Union Springs, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb3,000
Springport Water District #1 - SouthCayuga, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb500
Springport Water District #1 - NorthCayuga, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb500
Central Talladega County Water AuthorityAlpine, AL1 of 140.0186 ppb3,393
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267
Milford City Public Water SystemMilford, OH1 of 570.00877 ppb6,400
Hunters Creek Mobile Home ParkOrchard Park, NY3 of 770.00649 ppb150
Cdcr-high Desert State PrisonSusanville, CA1 of 1330.000526 ppb9,132

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Bromobenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267