Bromoform

Huttig Waterworks

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	2.48 ppb	5	4	ND - 4.80 ppb
2015	13.2 ppb	3	1	ND - 39.7 ppb
2016	ND	2	0	ND
2017	3.45 ppb	2	2	1.50 ppb - 5.39 ppb
2018	2.58 ppb	3	3	0.700 ppb - 6.10 ppb
2019	0.616 ppb	5	3	ND - 1.29 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
2014-01-14	14016010609	ND
2014-06-25	14177002902	2.40 ppb
2014-06-25	14177003002	1.10 ppb
2014-08-06	14219011202	4.10 ppb
2014-08-06	14219011302	4.80 ppb
2015-03-09	15071002201	ND
2015-06-15	15169000802	ND
2015-10-15	15289010301	39.7 ppb
2016-01-13	16015008401	ND
2016-06-21	16175004102	ND
2017-02-27	17060000508	5.39 ppb
2017-06-19	17172001402	1.50 ppb
2018-02-27	18060003201	0.950 ppb
2018-06-18	18172001002	6.10 ppb
2018-10-29	18305001209	0.700 ppb
2019-01-28	19031001001	ND
2019-01-28	19031001109	0.970 ppb
2019-05-01	19121003308	0.820 ppb
2019-07-15	19198002202	ND
2019-09-03	19248002109	1.29 ppb