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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Mulberry

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.

 

52

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND90ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-02-2414058006302ND
2014-02-2414058006202ND
2014-04-1614107015902ND
2014-04-1614107015802ND
2014-07-1414198011002ND
2014-07-1414198015902ND
2014-08-0514219013001ND
2014-10-2114296002602ND
2014-10-2114296002702ND
2015-01-2015022002802ND
2015-01-2015022002702ND
2015-04-2115113009402ND
2015-04-2115113009302ND
2015-07-2215204002202ND
2015-07-2215204002101ND
2015-07-2215204002302ND
2015-10-2015295000102ND
2015-10-2115295000202ND
2016-04-1816112000802ND
2016-04-1816112000702ND
2016-07-1816203003202ND
2016-07-1816203003102ND
2016-08-0116216001101ND
2016-08-2416237004301ND
2016-11-0716315002002ND
2016-11-0716315001902ND
2017-01-1717019002902ND
2017-01-1717019002802ND
2017-05-1617138004502ND
2017-05-1617138004402ND
2017-08-0717222001802ND
2017-08-0717222001702ND
2017-09-0517250002901ND
2017-09-1817264000101ND
2017-10-1617292008802ND
2017-10-1617292008902ND
2018-01-1818019002402ND
2018-01-1818019002302ND
2018-04-1618109004702ND
2018-04-1618109004602ND
2018-07-1618198001602ND
2018-07-1618198001502ND
2018-08-1318228008901ND
2018-10-1518291000602ND
2018-10-1518291000502ND
2019-02-1919052005902ND
2019-02-1919052005802ND
2019-04-1519108002102ND
2019-04-1519108002002ND
2019-07-1519199000202ND
2019-07-1519199000302ND
2019-08-2619240001701ND