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Chloroform

West Des Moines Water Works

Chloroform, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Chloroform and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Read More.

In addition to tap water disinfection, chloroform pollution in the environment also comes from industrial discharges from pulp and paper mills, and from urban wastewater effluent. Human studies show that chloroform damages the kidneys, liver and central nervous system. In animals, chloroform causes infertility, birth defects and cancer.

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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

192

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201415.4 ppb32320.600 ppb - 73.0 ppb
20157.27 ppb32320.500 ppb - 41.0 ppb
20167.93 ppb32320.800 ppb - 31.0 ppb
20179.05 ppb32321.000 ppb - 50.0 ppb
20187.31 ppb32320.900 ppb - 33.0 ppb
20195.60 ppb32320.600 ppb - 35.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.4 ppb for chloroform was proposed in 2018 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-2120352320.800 ppb
2014-02-2120352330.700 ppb
2014-02-2120352340.700 ppb
2014-02-2120352352.00 ppb
2014-02-2120352360.600 ppb
2014-02-2120352371.20 ppb
2014-02-21203523824.0 ppb
2014-02-21203523914.0 ppb
2014-05-22205213164.0 ppb
2014-05-2220521432.80 ppb
2014-05-22205214835.0 ppb
2014-05-22205214924.0 ppb
2014-05-2220521502.20 ppb
2014-05-22205215134.0 ppb
2014-05-2220521521.90 ppb
2014-05-22205388573.0 ppb
2014-08-1220727622.00 ppb
2014-08-1220727632.00 ppb
2014-08-12207276441.0 ppb
2014-08-12207276539.0 ppb
2014-08-12207276820.0 ppb
2014-08-1220727692.10 ppb
2014-08-1220727701.90 ppb
2014-08-12207277134.0 ppb
2014-11-1220933060.800 ppb
2014-11-1220933070.700 ppb
2014-11-1220933081.20 ppb
2014-11-1220933090.900 ppb
2014-11-1220933100.900 ppb
2014-11-1220933110.900 ppb
2014-11-12209331333.0 ppb
2014-11-12209331530.0 ppb
2015-02-19OE21511315.0 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151070.500 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151090.800 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151080.600 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151100.600 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151110.700 ppb
2015-02-19OE21511217.0 ppb
2015-02-19OE2151140.600 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393180.600 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393160.600 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393170.900 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393200.700 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393210.600 ppb
2015-05-05OE2393190.600 ppb
2015-05-05OE23932241.0 ppb
2015-05-05OE23932338.0 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803913.70 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803933.80 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803924.10 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803944.00 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803954.60 ppb
2015-08-13OE28039624.0 ppb
2015-08-13OE28039712.0 ppb
2015-08-13OE2803903.50 ppb
2015-11-12OE31731430.0 ppb
2015-11-12OE31730019.0 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172970.800 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172960.900 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172981.000 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172990.700 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172940.800 ppb
2015-11-12OE3172951.000 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458490.800 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458501.20 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458510.900 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458521.000 ppb
2016-02-16OE34585518.0 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458530.900 ppb
2016-02-16OE34585620.0 ppb
2016-02-16OE3458541.10 ppb
2016-05-10OE37648327.0 ppb
2016-05-10OE37648431.0 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764802.10 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764772.10 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764812.30 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764822.00 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764792.20 ppb
2016-05-10OE3764782.40 ppb
2016-08-02OE40981424.0 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098084.20 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098074.80 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098093.90 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098115.80 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098106.00 ppb
2016-08-02OE4098127.10 ppb
2016-08-02OE40981326.0 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533431.40 ppb
2016-11-16OE45334524.0 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533421.40 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533441.60 ppb
2016-11-16OE45334624.0 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533401.70 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533411.50 ppb
2016-11-16OE4533391.40 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785221.10 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785251.10 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785261.000 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785241.40 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785231.80 ppb
2017-02-07OE47852950.0 ppb
2017-02-07OE4785271.000 ppb
2017-02-07OE47852847.0 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114031.40 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114041.20 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114051.40 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114061.40 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114071.40 ppb
2017-05-09OE5114081.40 ppb
2017-05-09OE51140926.0 ppb
2017-05-09OE51141025.0 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550852.10 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550802.50 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550822.60 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550812.60 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550831.60 ppb
2017-08-21OE5550842.30 ppb
2017-08-21OE55507827.0 ppb
2017-08-21OE55507926.0 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889291.30 ppb
2017-11-09OE58892824.0 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889301.10 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889311.20 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889331.50 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889341.10 ppb
2017-11-09OE58892728.0 ppb
2017-11-09OE5889321.000 ppb
2018-02-01OE6177950.900 ppb
2018-02-01OE61779615.0 ppb
2018-02-01OE6177971.40 ppb
2018-02-01OE6177981.000 ppb
2018-02-01OE6177991.30 ppb
2018-02-01OE6178000.900 ppb
2018-02-01OE61780114.0 ppb
2018-02-01OE61780215.0 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529001.10 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529011.30 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529021.20 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529031.10 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529041.10 ppb
2018-05-02OE6529051.000 ppb
2018-05-02OE65290620.0 ppb
2018-05-02OE65290716.0 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003342.70 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003352.40 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003361.70 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003372.70 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003383.20 ppb
2018-08-15OE7003393.00 ppb
2018-08-15OE70034026.0 ppb
2018-08-15OE70034129.0 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367321.50 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367331.80 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367341.20 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367351.50 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367361.30 ppb
2018-11-06OE7367371.50 ppb
2018-11-06OE73673833.0 ppb
2018-11-06OE73673929.0 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735370.800 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735391.20 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735400.900 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735411.10 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735420.800 ppb
2019-02-21OE7735431.000 ppb
2019-02-21OE77354412.0 ppb
2019-02-21OE77354515.0 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048130.700 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048140.800 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048150.900 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048160.800 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048170.800 ppb
2019-05-07OE8048180.600 ppb
2019-05-07OE80481935.0 ppb
2019-05-07OE80482020.0 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497060.700 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497071.000 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497080.800 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497091.000 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497100.900 ppb
2019-08-13OE8497110.600 ppb
2019-08-13OE84971221.0 ppb
2019-08-13OE84971319.0 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975521.10 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975531.10 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975540.900 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975552.70 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975560.900 ppb
2019-11-22OE8975571.000 ppb
2019-11-22OE89755818.0 ppb
2019-11-22OE89755916.0 ppb