Ethylene Dibromide
Ethylene dibromide is a synthetic chemical once used in pesticides and leaded gasoline. It can contaminate groundwater and is linked to cancer and reproductive harm.
Ethylene dibromide (EDB) is a synthetic chemical formerly used as a soil fumigant and gasoline additive. Banned for most uses in the 1980s, it can still contaminate groundwater through leaching from polluted soil. EDB is measured in parts per billion (ppb), with the EPA setting a maximum contaminant level of 0.05 ppb in drinking water. While no longer in widespread use, its persistence in the environment makes it an ongoing concern for water quality management.
- People affected
- 1.4M
- Utilities with this contaminant
- 59
- States with this contaminant
- 12
Utilities with the highest levels of this contaminant
Utility | Service Areas | Level | Population Served | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LI Limestone County Water System | Athens, AL | 50000.000 ppt | 65,000 | View |
MA Madison County Water Department | Huntsville, AL | 20.400 ppt | 97,800 | View |
MO Mobile Board Of Water And Sewer Comm. | Mobile, AL | 20.000 ppt | 279,000 | View |
BR Brunswick County Water System | Leland, NC | 10.000 ppt | 113,410 | View |
JB Jbmdl - Mcguire Afb | North Hanover Twp.-0326, NJ | 10.000 ppt | 12,227 | View |
BR Brunswick Regional Water And Sewer H2Go | Leland, NC | 10.000 ppt | 45,748 | View |
EL El Dorado Waterworks | Union County, AR | 7.500 ppt | 17,932 | View |
MA Manteca, City Of | Manteca, CA | 2.800 ppt | 84,625 | View |
LE Lebanon Water Dept | Lebanon, NH | 0.020 ppt | 10,050 | View |
AT Atlantic City Mua | Atlantic City-0102, NJ | 0.010 ppt | 152,415 | View |
Sources
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2405457/
- https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/pdf/archived-technical-fact-sheet-on-ethylene-dibromide.pdf
- https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/pdf/archived-consumer-fact-sheet-on-ethylene-dibromide.pdf
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/risk/docs/guidance/gw/edbinfo.pdf