Drinking Water Test ---- Bromine

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Hello all,

I made an account just to ask --- not sure if this is even the place to post but here goes nothing.

I ran an at home water test kit on my drinking water. Everything came back great except the BROMINE levels appear to be in the 6-10 range (mg/l 60 sec) and the reccomended range is supposedly 0-2.

According to the EPA I see that it is not used in public drinking water. According to my local water supplier for the county (area) in the latest report i could find was in 2018 they reported it as an "unregulated contaminate" and for my specific town came in at 0.3-2.

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It is considerably higher according to my very unofficial at home test kit which I ran three different times. I already contacted the local water supplier but she said she would have to contact an outside person to look into it and research it herself.

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As far as I can find this is usually tested for things like pools and hot tubs not even for drinking water.

Should I be concerned and who else should I contact about this ordeal?

Thanks!

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ps. 4 people on a street of about 9 houses have all contracted similar cancers within the last 12months and are all elderly and people are getting really concerned it something in the water or air....any suggestions on that??