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Chloroform

Artesian Water Company

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.

Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

368

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

234

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
201413.1 ppb8047ND - 55.7 ppb
201513.8 ppb7138ND - 63.1 ppb
201613.2 ppb7741ND - 63.0 ppb
201717.7 ppb6944ND - 78.0 ppb
201834.0 ppb3935ND - 111.0 ppb
201928.4 ppb32328.20 ppb - 62.2 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
2014-01-06L4892637-10.0500 ppb
2014-01-06L4892639-10.660 ppb
2014-01-06L4892644-10.0600 ppb
2014-02-05L4935367-1ND
2014-02-05L4935370-10.720 ppb
2014-02-07L4935658-1ND
2014-02-07L4935658-2ND
2014-02-07L4935661-1TTHM8.72 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-2TTHM11.1 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-3TTHM12.6 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-5TTHM12.7 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-6TTHM11.5 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-7TTHM22.2 ppb
2014-02-07L4935661-8TTHM16.9 ppb
2014-02-07LL4935661-4TTHM11.1 ppb
2014-02-18L4768478-VOC0.890 ppb
2014-02-20L4768585-VOCND
2014-02-20L4799695-VOCND
2014-02-20L4799863-1 VOCND
2014-02-25L4805909-1 VOC0.160 ppb
2014-02-27L4805818-VOCND
2014-02-27L4830599-1 VOCND
2014-02-27L4830758-VOCND
2014-02-27L4836771-VOCND
2014-03-04L4967359-1ND
2014-03-04L4967359-2ND
2014-03-04L4967360-1VOC0.820 ppb
2014-03-20L4836863-1 VOCND
2014-03-20L4949104-10.520 ppb
2014-03-24L4949106-1-VOCND
2014-03-24L4949108-VOCND
2014-03-24L4949110-VOCND
2014-03-24L4949113-VOCND
2014-04-01L4991785-1ND
2014-04-01L4991785-2ND
2014-04-03L5006062-10.610 ppb
2014-04-04L5006551-10.860 ppb
2014-05-01L5030569-1ND
2014-05-07L5050389-1 VOC43.2 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-1-TTHM28.8 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-2-TTHM36.7 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-3-TTHM28.1 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-4-TTHM27.8 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-529.5 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-627.1 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-7-TTHM23.0 ppb
2014-05-13L5055104-8-TTHM25.3 ppb
2014-05-19L5062269-1ND
2014-05-19L5062269-2ND
2014-05-30L5959119-1-VOCND
2014-07-03L5144791-1 VOCND
2014-08-04L5193431-1ND
2014-08-25L5212447-1-TTHM40.7 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-2-TTHM43.6 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-3-TTHM16.9 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-4-TTHM16.9 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-5-TTHM17.2 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-6-TTHM50.2 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-752.6 ppb
2014-08-25L5212447-8-TTHM36.5 ppb
2014-09-02L5231075-1ND
2014-09-02L5231075-2ND
2014-09-03L5235055-1VOC0.530 ppb
2014-09-03L5235055-2-VOC0.670 ppb
2014-10-03L5274679-1ND
2014-11-04L5314263-1 THHM55.5 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-2 TTHM34.5 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-3 TTHM52.7 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-4 TTHM51.6 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-5 TTHM55.7 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-6 TTHM48.4 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-7 TTHM50.1 ppb
2014-11-04L5314263-8 TTHM41.7 ppb
2014-11-04L5314270-1ND
2014-11-04L5314270-2ND
2014-11-05L5315635-1-VOCND
2014-11-05L5315635-2-VOC0.620 ppb
2014-12-15L5359596-1-VOCND
2014-12-15L5359597-1-VOCND
2014-12-15L5359597-2-VOC0.500 ppb
2015-01-06L5393622-1ND
2015-01-09L5398026-1 VOCND
2015-01-26L5242398-1 VOCND
2015-01-26L5242399-1ND
2015-01-26L5242404-1 VOCND
2015-01-29L524205-1 VOC0.690 ppb
2015-01-29L5242406-1 VOCND
2015-01-29L5242407-1-VOCND
2015-01-29L5242895-1-VOC1.29 ppb
2015-01-30L5242896-1 VOCND
2015-01-30L5250627-1 VOCND
2015-01-30L5250713-1 VOCND
2015-02-06L5444377-1-TTHM22.6 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-2-TTHM25.4 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-3-TTHM19.0 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-4-TTHM17.9 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-5-TTHM17.8 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-6-TTHM19.8 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-7-TTHM17.9 ppb
2015-02-06L5444377-8-TTHM20.8 ppb
2015-02-26L5286929-1 VOCND
2015-03-02L5287047-1-VOCND
2015-03-02L5293036-1 VOCND
2015-03-02L5293104-1-VOCND
2015-03-31L5511077-12.22 ppb
2015-04-01L5513705-1-VOC0.560 ppb
2015-04-15L5536821-1-VOCND
2015-04-15L5537277-1 VOCND
2015-05-08L5580453-1 TTHM33.1 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-2 TTHM29.7 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-3 TTHM26.8 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-4 TTHM27.6 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-5 TTHM26.6 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-6 TTHM27.6 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-7 TTHM25.5 ppb
2015-05-08L5580453-8 TTHM16.0 ppb
2015-06-01L5611916-1ND
2015-06-01L5611916-2ND
2015-06-04L5628778-10.960 ppb
2015-06-22L5661471-1ND
2015-07-01L5676946-163.1 ppb
2015-07-06L5692593-1ND
2015-08-25L5778582-1 TTHM42.0 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-2 TTHM49.1 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-3 TTHM32.9 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-4 TTHM35.4 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-5 TTHM37.1 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-6 TTHM36.5 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-7 TTHM36.9 ppb
2015-08-25L5778582-8 TTHM35.1 ppb
2015-09-01L5800237-1ND
2015-09-01L5800237-2ND
2015-09-02L5802388-1ND
2015-09-02L5802391-1ND
2015-09-23L5534590-1 VOCND
2015-10-01L5835730-1 VOCND
2015-10-02L5836565-1 VOCND
2015-10-02L5836566-1 VOCND
2015-10-07L5853905-1 VOCND
2015-11-02L5899917-1ND
2015-11-02L5899917-2ND
2015-11-04L5901720-1 TTHM36.3 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-2 TTHM41.6 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-3 TTHM35.0 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-4 TTHM31.2 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-5 TTHM36.1 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-7 TTHM34.7 ppb
2015-11-04L5901720-8 TTHM16.8 ppb
2015-12-10L5590066-1 VOC0.540 ppb
2015-12-10L5956173-1ND
2015-12-10L5956173-2ND
2016-01-04L5988545-1ND
2016-01-04L5988546-1ND
2016-01-04L5988546-2ND
2016-01-04L5988547-10.670 ppb
2016-01-05L6006215-1ND
2016-01-05L6006223-1ND
2016-01-15L5762486-1 VOCND
2016-01-15L5820919-1 VOCND
2016-01-15L5863869-1 VOCND
2016-01-29L6019360-1 VOC0.790 ppb
2016-01-29L6019361-1 VOCND
2016-01-29L6019362-1 VOCND
2016-02-01L6053158-1ND
2016-02-01L6053158-2ND
2016-02-11L6067763-1 TTHM30.5 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-2 TTHM37.7 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-3 TTHM15.5 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-4 TTHM17.0 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-5 TTHM17.6 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-6 TTHM16.4 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-7 TTHM15.2 ppb
2016-02-11L6067763-8 TTHM17.4 ppb
2016-02-17L6019363-1 VOCND
2016-02-17L6019364-1 VOCND
2016-02-17L6019365-1 VOC0.500 ppb
2016-02-23L6019366-1 VOCND
2016-02-23L6019367-1 VOCND
2016-02-23L6019368-1 VOCND
2016-02-23L6019369-1 VOCND
2016-02-23L6019370- VOCND
2016-03-28L6142373-1 VOC0.500 ppb
2016-04-04L6166403-1 VOC1.90 ppb
2016-04-07L6170166-1 VOCND
2016-05-06L6240911-1 TTHM2.40 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-2 TTHM26.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-3 TTHM21.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-4 TTHM21.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-5 TTHM19.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-6 TTHM21.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-7 TTHM20.0 ppb
2016-05-06L6240911-8 TTHM20.0 ppb
2016-05-20L6019372-1 VOC1.000 ppb
2016-06-06L6019374-1 VOCND
2016-06-06L6302168-10.900 ppb
2016-06-10L6307130-1ND
2016-06-16L6319857-1ND
2016-06-16L6319857-2ND
2016-06-21L6326398-1ND
2016-07-06L6359964-1ND
2016-07-08L6361949-1ND
2016-07-11L6363789-1ND
2016-07-11L6363789-2 VOCND
2016-07-11L6363790-1ND
2016-07-11L6363793-1ND
2016-08-05L6390073-1 VOCND
2016-08-16L6422748-1 TTHM18.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-2 TTHM60.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-3 TTHM59.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-4 TTHM59.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-5 TTHM58.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-6 TTHM63.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-7 TTHM51.0 ppb
2016-08-16L6422748-8 TTHM56.0 ppb
2016-09-09L6461769-1ND
2016-10-04L6499891-1ND
2016-10-04L6499893-10.700 ppb
2016-10-05L6502154-1ND
2016-10-05L6502181-1ND
2016-10-05L6502183-10.500 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-1 TTHM42.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-2 TTHM42.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-3 TTHM36.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-4 TTHM32.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-5 TTHM32.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-6 TTHM33.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-7 TTHM33.0 ppb
2016-11-09L6547484-8 TTHM18.0 ppb
2017-01-04L6630039-1ND
2017-01-04L6630041-1ND
2017-01-06L6631632-10.500 ppb
2017-01-18L6547052-1 VOCND
2017-01-20L6469070-1 VOCND
2017-01-20L6469144-1 VOCND
2017-01-23L6485710-1VOCND
2017-01-23L6547102-1 VOCND
2017-01-23L6553141-1 VOCND
2017-01-25L6476340-1 VOCND
2017-01-25L6476416-1 VOC0.500 ppb
2017-01-25L6476488-1 VOCND
2017-01-25L6476525-1 VOC2.40 ppb
2017-01-31L6371963-1 VOC22.0 ppb
2017-01-31L6372370-1 VOCND
2017-01-31L6378581-1 VOCND
2017-02-13L6677174-1 TTHM23.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-2 TTHM29.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-3 TTHM19.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-4 TTHM19.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-5 TTHM19.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-6 TTHM18.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-7 TTHM18.0 ppb
2017-02-13L6677174-8 TTHM13.0 ppb
2017-03-06L6485639-1 VOCND
2017-03-09L6568580-1 VOCND
2017-04-04L6752338-1 VOC0.800 ppb
2017-04-05L6753806-1 VOCND
2017-04-05L6753806-2ND
2017-04-06L6754970-1 VOC0.500 ppb
2017-04-13L6763126-1 524ND
2017-05-03L6791948-1 VOC0.900 ppb
2017-05-08L6797859-5 TTHM40.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-1 TTHM38.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-2 TTHM46.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-3 TTHM43.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-4 TTHM42.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-6 TTHM38.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-7 TTHM40.0 ppb
2017-05-08L6797869-8 TTHM26.0 ppb
2017-06-13L6851464-1ND
2017-07-06L6895433-1 VOCND
2017-07-10L6899909-10.500 ppb
2017-07-12L6903562-10.500 ppb
2017-07-14L6904370-1ND
2017-08-04L6932965-10.700 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-1 TTHM77.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-2 TTHM78.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-3 TTHM61.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-4 TTHM59.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-5 TTHM58.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-6 TTHM56.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-7 TTHM59.0 ppb
2017-08-10L6934266-8 TTHM46.0 ppb
2017-09-13L6950001-1ND
2017-10-03L6957608-1ND
2017-10-03L6957609-138.0 ppb
2017-10-10L6959282-1ND
2017-10-10L6959284-1ND
2017-11-07L6968999-10.500 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-1 TTHM22.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-2 TTHM23.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-3 TTHM23.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-4 TTHM23.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-5 TTHM27.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-6 TTHM30.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-7 TTHM23.0 ppb
2017-11-21L6973324-8 TTHM17.0 ppb
2017-12-067114325-01 VOCND
2018-01-058011810-01ND
2018-01-058011820-01ND
2018-01-108011813-010.510 ppb
2018-01-108011818-01ND
2018-01-268014291-01 VOCND
2018-01-268014295-01 VOC0.520 ppb
2018-02-098021657-01 TTHM13.3 ppb
2018-02-098021657-02 TTHM12.5 ppb
2018-02-098021657-03 TTHM13.0 ppb
2018-02-098021657-04 TTHM13.2 ppb
2018-02-098021657-05 TTHM12.7 ppb
2018-02-098021657-06 TTHM19.1 ppb
2018-02-098021657-07 TTHM17.9 ppb
2018-02-098021657-08 TTHM9.60 ppb
2018-05-078051472-01 TTHM17.7 ppb
2018-05-078051472-02 TTHM22.7 ppb
2018-05-078051472-03 TTHM25.9 ppb
2018-05-078051472-04 TTHM16.8 ppb
2018-05-078051472-05 TTHM23.3 ppb
2018-05-078051472-06 TTHM31.1 ppb
2018-05-078051472-07 TTHM27.8 ppb
2018-05-078051472-08 TTHM28.8 ppb
2018-06-128061422-010.880 ppb
2018-08-078076276-01 TTHM83.0 ppb
2018-08-078076276-02 TTHM77.8 ppb
2018-08-078076276-03 TTHM81.4 ppb
2018-08-078076276-04 TTHM85.0 ppb
2018-08-078076276-05 TTHM81.7 ppb
2018-08-078076276-06 TTHM71.9 ppb
2018-08-078076276-07 TTHM111.0 ppb
2018-08-078076276-08 TTHM81.0 ppb
2018-11-098111540-01 TTHM51.5 ppb
2018-11-098111540-02 TTHM44.0 ppb
2018-11-098111540-03 TTHM47.7 ppb
2018-11-098111540-04 TTHM50.8 ppb
2018-11-098111540-05 TTHM48.5 ppb
2018-11-098111540-06 TTHM48.1 ppb
2018-11-098111540-07 TTHM32.4 ppb
2018-11-098111540-08 TTHM22.7 ppb
2019-02-079021338-01 TTHM13.9 ppb
2019-02-079021338-02 TTHM12.2 ppb
2019-02-079021338-03 TTHM12.0 ppb
2019-02-079021338-04 TTHM13.1 ppb
2019-02-079021338-05 TTHM13.3 ppb
2019-02-079021338-06 TTHM30.0 ppb
2019-02-079021338-07 TTHM16.8 ppb
2019-02-079021338-08 TTHM14.3 ppb
2019-05-109045759-01 TTHM38.0 ppb
2019-05-109045759-02 TTHM37.4 ppb
2019-05-109045759-03 TTHM37.0 ppb
2019-05-109045759-04 TTHM37.0 ppb
2019-05-109045759-05 TTHM38.1 ppb
2019-05-109045759-06 TTHM37.5 ppb
2019-05-109045759-07 TTHM34.5 ppb
2019-05-109045759-08 TTHM19.2 ppb
2019-08-099076801-01 TTHM42.3 ppb
2019-08-099076801-02 TTHM46.2 ppb
2019-08-099076801-03 TTHM52.8 ppb
2019-08-099076801-04 TTHM51.1 ppb
2019-08-099076801-05 TTHM44.9 ppb
2019-08-099076801-06 TTHM62.2 ppb
2019-08-099076801-07 TTHM55.8 ppb
2019-08-099076801-08 TTHM24.0 ppb
2019-11-269105731-01 TTHM13.9 ppb
2019-11-269105731-02 TTHM12.0 ppb
2019-11-269105731-03 TTHM22.2 ppb
2019-11-269105731-04 TTHM13.6 ppb
2019-11-269105731-05 TTHM11.8 ppb
2019-11-269105731-06 TTHM16.1 ppb
2019-11-269105731-07 TTHM27.2 ppb
2019-11-269105731-08 TTHM8.20 ppb