Bromoform

Syracuse City Water System

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.1000 ppb	8	1	ND - 0.800 ppb
2015	ND	9	0	ND
2016	0.222 ppb	9	3	ND - 0.800 ppb
2017	0.144 ppb	9	2	ND - 0.800 ppb
2018	0.189 ppb	9	1	ND - 1.70 ppb
2019	ND	9	0	ND

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	Result
2014-02-26	ND
2014-02-26	ND
2014-02-26	ND
2014-02-26	ND
2014-05-29	ND
2014-05-29	ND
2014-07-09	0.800 ppb
2014-07-09	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-05-19	ND
2015-06-11	ND
2015-06-11	ND
2015-09-09	ND
2015-09-09	ND
2015-12-10	ND
2015-12-10	ND
2016-03-07	ND
2016-03-07	ND
2016-05-24	ND
2016-06-21	ND
2016-06-21	ND
2016-09-15	ND
2016-09-15	0.800 ppb
2016-12-07	0.500 ppb
2016-12-07	0.700 ppb
2017-03-07	ND
2017-03-07	ND
2017-05-24	ND
2017-06-07	ND
2017-06-07	ND
2017-09-07	0.800 ppb
2017-09-07	ND
2017-12-14	ND
2017-12-14	0.500 ppb
2018-03-26	ND
2018-03-26	ND
2018-05-17	ND
2018-06-13	ND
2018-06-13	ND
2018-09-11	1.70 ppb
2018-09-11	ND
2018-12-10	ND
2018-12-10	ND
2019-03-12	ND
2019-03-12	ND
2019-05-09	ND
2019-06-13	ND
2019-06-13	ND
2019-09-11	ND
2019-09-11	ND
2019-12-04	ND
2019-12-04	ND