Dibromochloromethane (DBCM)
CAS: 124-48-1 | Type: disinfection_byproduct
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Low To Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 3 | EPA cancer classification on record; source not verified
Molecular FormulaCHBr2Cl
Molecular Weight208.28
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Volume 52: Chlorinated Drinking-water; Chlorination By-products; Some Other Halogenated Compounds — Chlorodibromomethane (DBCM) Group 3, Bromoform Group 3, Chloroform Group 2B, Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) Group 2B (1991) REGULATORY · 1991
- US EPA: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (40 CFR Parts 141 and 142) — TTHM MCL 80 μg/L, HAA5 MCL 60 μg/L, Locational Running Annual Average, BDCM Cancer Risk Assessment, Bladder Cancer Epidemiology (2006) REGULATORY · 2006
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- Dibromochloromethane | CASRN 124-48-1 | DTXSID1020300 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 31296) PUBCHEM
- Dibromochloromethane; CASRN 124-48-1: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 31296; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1020300 (Dibromochloromethane (DBCM)) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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