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CONTAMINANT

Bromobenzene

STATES DETECTED

3

serves

17,075

utilities detected

9

Overview

Bromobenzene is an industrial chemical.

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Bromobenzene around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
New York715,612
Texas11,338
New Jersey1125

Utilities with the highest amounts of bromobenzene, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Ascot Park ApartmentsWest Caldwell, NJ1 of 10.870 ppb125
Pine Tree Mobile Home ParkStamford, NY1 of 10.500 ppb44
Gardeau Water DistrictSilver Springs, NY1 of 20.250 ppb60
Perry Village*Perry, NY1 of 20.250 ppb4,348
Perry Center Water DistrictPerry, NY1 of 20.250 ppb150
Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1Castile, NY1 of 20.250 ppb440
Angelica Village Public WaterAngelica, NY1 of 40.125 ppb950
Encinal Water Supply CorporationEncinal, TX1 of 90.122 ppb1,338
Mount Kisco Water DepartmentMount Kisco, NY1 of 290.102 ppb9,620

* 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

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