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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Higginsville PWS

Bromoform, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Bromoform and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

18

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.248 ppb93ND - 0.820 ppb
20150.267 ppb94ND - 0.660 ppb
20160.0909 ppb112ND - 0.500 ppb
20170.263 ppb94ND - 0.690 ppb
20180.448 ppb94ND - 1.16 ppb
20190.274 ppb94ND - 0.720 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.5 ppb for bromoform 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
2014-01-06AC16630ND
2014-01-06AC16629ND
2014-02-10AC19157ND
2014-04-08AC21536ND
2014-04-08AC21537ND
2014-07-21AC305340.820 ppb
2014-07-21AC305350.800 ppb
2014-10-13AC37600ND
2014-10-13AC376010.610 ppb
2015-01-07AC403250.640 ppb
2015-01-07AC403240.560 ppb
2015-02-09AC42677ND
2015-04-07AC450060.540 ppb
2015-04-07AC450070.660 ppb
2015-07-07AC54214ND
2015-07-07AC54215ND
2015-10-06AC61165ND
2015-10-07AC61166ND
2016-01-08AC64971ND
2016-01-08AC64970ND
2016-02-08AC67050ND
2016-04-06AC69330ND
2016-04-06AC69329ND
2016-07-12AC79655ND
2016-07-13AC796560.500 ppb
2016-09-06AC83743ND
2016-09-06AC83742ND
2016-10-04AC86239ND
2016-10-04AC862400.500 ppb
2017-01-19AC90155ND
2017-01-19AC90154ND
2017-02-07AC91500ND
2017-04-05AC94416ND
2017-04-05AC944170.500 ppb
2017-07-05AD013300.640 ppb
2017-07-05AD013310.690 ppb
2017-10-04AD07853ND
2017-10-04AD078520.540 ppb
2018-01-05AD11296ND
2018-01-05AD11297ND
2018-03-07AD17532ND
2018-04-05AD17967ND
2018-04-05AD17968ND
2018-07-05AD291091.16 ppb
2018-07-05AD291081.14 ppb
2018-10-08AD343750.700 ppb
2018-10-08AD343761.03 ppb
2019-01-07AD376860.540 ppb
2019-01-07AD376870.630 ppb
2019-02-12AD40065ND
2019-04-09AD46106ND
2019-04-09AD46107ND
2019-07-15AD517270.580 ppb
2019-07-15AD517280.720 ppb
2019-10-03AD56690ND
2019-10-03AD56691ND