Sodium bromate
CAS: 7789-38-0 | Type: disinfection_byproduct
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryCalifornia Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaBrNaO3
Molecular Weight150.89
Sources
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- IARC Monograph Volume 73 1999: Potassium Bromate Group 2B; Rat Renal Tubular Carcinoma Peritoneal Mesothelioma Thyroid Tumors; 8-OHdG Oxidative DNA Damage; Genotoxic Mechanism; Bromate Anion Carcinogenicity REGULATORY · 1999
- US EPA Stage 1 Disinfectants Disinfection Byproducts Rule 1998: Bromate MCL 10 μg/L MCLG 0; B2 Probable Carcinogen; Ozone-Bromide Reaction; Cancer Risk 5×10−4 at MCL; pH Depression NH3 Addition Bromate Control Strategies REGULATORY · 1998
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards — Bromates (KBrO3 + NaBrO3 class; cosmetic-relaxer + photographic-developer + flour-improver historical cohort framework) REGULATORY · 2019
- ECHA CLP Harmonised Classification — Sodium bromate (Carc. 1B + Acute Tox. 4 oral; Ox. Sol. 1; Aquatic Chronic 3 — bromate-class shared with potassium-bromate framework) REGULATORY · 2020
- Kurokawa Y, Maekawa A, Takahashi M, Hayashi Y — Toxicity and carcinogenicity of potassium bromate—a new renal carcinogen (canonical IARC-73-driving F344-rat renal-cell-carcinoma cohort framework + bromate-class extrapolation) STUDY · 1990
- FDA Cosmetic Ingredient Review + Voluntary Industry Reduction — Sodium bromate + potassium bromate use in hair-relaxer + neutralizer-product cohort framework REGULATORY · 2008
- US EPA IRIS Assessment: Bromate (CASRN 15541-45-4), carcinogenicity assessment 2001 REGULATORY · 2001
- § 141.64 Maximum contaminant levels for disinfection byproducts. REGULATORY
- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations | US EPA REGULATORY
- How EPA Regulates Drinking Water Contaminants | US EPA REGULATORY
- Guidelines for drinking-water quality: fourth edition incorporating the first, second and third addenda REGULATORY
- 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories Tables (EPA 822-F-18-001) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 23668195) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed properties for CID 23668195 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 23668195; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 23668195; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- OEHHA notice: bromate added to the Prop 65 list, May 31, 2002 (operator save) REGULATORY
- OEHHA notice of intent to list bromate, Feb 9, 2001 (operator save) REGULATORY
- OEHHA notice to interested parties June 28, 2002: correction of the CAS number for bromate (operator save) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 23668195 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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