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Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Sonoma County Water Agency

Trihalomethanes are cancer-causing contaminants that form during water treatment with chlorine and other disinfectants. The total trihalomethanes group includes four chemicals: chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform. Read More.

Studies conducted in the U.S. and Europe have found that drinking tap water that carries disinfection byproducts increases the risk of developing bladder cancer. In animal studies, all trihalomethanes cause liver, kidney and intestinal tumors. Some human epidemiological studies also reported an association between disinfection byproducts and an increased risk of problems during pregnancy, including spontaneous miscarriage, cardiovascular defects, neural tube defects and low birth weight.

The health guideline of 0.15 parts per billion, or ppb, for the group of four trihalomethanes, or THM4/TTHM, was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a one-in-one-million lifetime cancer risk level.

Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

458

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

431

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201414.0 ppb8572ND - 22.0 ppb
201511.9 ppb8572ND - 19.8 ppb
201616.3 ppb72729.54 ppb - 27.5 ppb
201710.4 ppb72725.64 ppb - 17.2 ppb
201812.2 ppb7271ND - 21.1 ppb
201914.9 ppb72726.87 ppb - 24.1 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.15 ppb

The health guideline of 0.15 parts per billion, or ppb, for the group of four trihalomethanes, or THM4/TTHM, was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a one-in-one-million lifetime cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 80 ppb

The legal limit for the group of four trihalomethanes, established in 1998, was based on the need for residual disinfectant levels in water served to customers and the cost of treatment. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to exposure to trihalomethanes.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-041610-027-094315.2 ppb
2014-03-041610-032-090016.9 ppb
2014-03-041610-033-091012.9 ppb
2014-03-041610-039-071014.1 ppb
2014-03-041610-040-101016.8 ppb
2014-03-041610-041-102011.9 ppb
2014-03-041610-042-103012.2 ppb
2014-03-041610-043-104011.7 ppb
2014-03-041610-044-081518.2 ppb
2014-03-041610-045-080017.5 ppb
2014-03-051610-029-084017.3 ppb
2014-03-051610-030-085017.7 ppb
2014-03-051610-031-090519.4 ppb
2014-03-051610-034-074521.6 ppb
2014-03-051610-035-073521.3 ppb
2014-03-051610-037-094020.3 ppb
2014-03-051610-049-105520.9 ppb
2014-03-051610-053-104521.5 ppb
2014-06-091610-027-064518.1 ppb
2014-06-091610-032-075518.9 ppb
2014-06-091610-033-080515.9 ppb
2014-06-091610-039-071015.7 ppb
2014-06-091610-040-101021.1 ppb
2014-06-091610-041-102017.9 ppb
2014-06-091610-042-103018.1 ppb
2014-06-091610-043-105017.7 ppb
2014-06-091610-044-090017.7 ppb
2014-06-091610-045-085019.0 ppb
2014-06-101610-029-08059.31 ppb
2014-06-101610-030-082010.2 ppb
2014-06-101610-031-083012.4 ppb
2014-06-101610-034-071010.9 ppb
2014-06-101610-035-070012.9 ppb
2014-06-101610-037-091017.2 ppb
2014-06-101610-049-102016.0 ppb
2014-06-101610-053-103016.6 ppb
2014-08-191610-001-0740ND
2014-08-191610-003-0915ND
2014-08-191610-008-0630ND
2014-08-191610-012-0825ND
2014-08-191610-015-1000ND
2014-08-191610-018-0430ND
2014-08-201610-002-0720ND
2014-08-201610-007-0640ND
2014-08-201610-017-1045ND
2014-08-201610-019-0440ND
2014-08-201610-020-0950ND
2014-08-201610-050-0825ND
2014-08-271610-006-0750ND
2014-09-221610-027-072019.7 ppb
2014-09-221610-032-083520.5 ppb
2014-09-221610-033-085017.3 ppb
2014-09-221610-039-075515.5 ppb
2014-09-221610-040-111520.7 ppb
2014-09-221610-041-110519.2 ppb
2014-09-221610-042-112518.9 ppb
2014-09-221610-043-114518.2 ppb
2014-09-221610-044-100020.4 ppb
2014-09-221610-045-094522.0 ppb
2014-09-231610-029-084010.9 ppb
2014-09-231610-030-085011.7 ppb
2014-09-231610-031-090013.1 ppb
2014-09-231610-034-073512.4 ppb
2014-09-231610-035-072515.3 ppb
2014-09-231610-037-094516.1 ppb
2014-09-231610-049-110015.4 ppb
2014-09-231610-053-104516.5 ppb
2014-12-081610-027-071016.3 ppb
2014-12-081610-032-082517.1 ppb
2014-12-081610-033-084516.2 ppb
2014-12-081610-039-074516.8 ppb
2014-12-081610-040-104516.8 ppb
2014-12-081610-041-110516.8 ppb
2014-12-081610-042-112017.7 ppb
2014-12-081610-043-114516.1 ppb
2014-12-081610-044-094516.5 ppb
2014-12-081610-045-093017.7 ppb
2014-12-091610-029-082012.7 ppb
2014-12-091610-030-083512.0 ppb
2014-12-091610-031-085015.4 ppb
2014-12-091610-034-071514.2 ppb
2014-12-091610-035-073018.6 ppb
2014-12-091610-037-093018.1 ppb
2014-12-091610-049-102519.1 ppb
2014-12-091610-053-104018.7 ppb
2015-03-021610-027-070017.4 ppb
2015-03-021610-032-081518.0 ppb
2015-03-021610-033-082515.6 ppb
2015-03-021610-039-073514.0 ppb
2015-03-021610-040-104518.4 ppb
2015-03-021610-041-103014.1 ppb
2015-03-021610-042-105514.4 ppb
2015-03-021610-043-111016.3 ppb
2015-03-021610-044-092017.7 ppb
2015-03-021610-045-093518.7 ppb
2015-03-041610-029-08159.86 ppb
2015-03-041610-030-082511.8 ppb
2015-03-041610-031-084014.5 ppb
2015-03-041610-034-072515.2 ppb
2015-03-041610-035-071516.7 ppb
2015-03-041610-037-092017.2 ppb
2015-03-041610-049-101016.3 ppb
2015-03-041610-053-102517.6 ppb
2015-06-011610-027-071015.6 ppb
2015-06-011610-032-082517.7 ppb
2015-06-011610-033-083513.2 ppb
2015-06-011610-039-07459.91 ppb
2015-06-011610-040-105519.3 ppb
2015-06-011610-041-104514.1 ppb
2015-06-011610-042-110515.9 ppb
2015-06-011610-043-112015.0 ppb
2015-06-011610-044-094014.6 ppb
2015-06-011610-045-093017.0 ppb
2015-06-021610-029-08308.06 ppb
2015-06-021610-030-08459.25 ppb
2015-06-021610-031-090010.4 ppb
2015-06-021610-034-072512.1 ppb
2015-06-021610-035-071513.3 ppb
2015-06-021610-037-094012.2 ppb
2015-06-021610-049-104511.9 ppb
2015-06-021610-053-103012.1 ppb
2015-08-111610-001-0745ND
2015-08-111610-003-1130ND
2015-08-111610-008-0700ND
2015-08-111610-012-0900ND
2015-08-111610-015-0945ND
2015-08-111610-017-0415ND
2015-08-111610-018-0500ND
2015-08-121610-002-0730ND
2015-08-121610-006-1145ND
2015-08-121610-007-0640ND
2015-08-121610-019-1005ND
2015-08-121610-020-1100ND
2015-08-121610-050-0830ND
2015-09-081610-027-070016.8 ppb
2015-09-081610-032-081518.5 ppb
2015-09-081610-033-083012.4 ppb
2015-09-081610-039-07309.75 ppb
2015-09-081610-040-104517.6 ppb
2015-09-081610-041-103012.8 ppb
2015-09-081610-042-110014.8 ppb
2015-09-081610-043-111511.6 ppb
2015-09-081610-044-093018.2 ppb
2015-09-081610-045-091519.8 ppb
2015-09-091610-029-08208.99 ppb
2015-09-091610-030-09009.84 ppb
2015-09-091610-031-084010.8 ppb
2015-09-091610-034-07306.12 ppb
2015-09-091610-035-07158.88 ppb
2015-09-091610-049-094513.4 ppb
2015-09-091610-049-105512.1 ppb
2015-09-091610-053-104012.9 ppb
2015-12-171610-027-144017.0 ppb
2015-12-171610-029-094011.4 ppb
2015-12-171610-030-095012.3 ppb
2015-12-171610-031-100013.2 ppb
2015-12-171610-032-134011.8 ppb
2015-12-171610-033-135019.0 ppb
2015-12-171610-034-085010.1 ppb
2015-12-171610-035-090012.5 ppb
2015-12-171610-037-122013.9 ppb
2015-12-171610-039-141512.4 ppb
2015-12-171610-040-150017.2 ppb
2015-12-171610-041-151014.5 ppb
2015-12-171610-042-151514.7 ppb
2015-12-171610-043-153012.3 ppb
2015-12-171610-044-130014.5 ppb
2015-12-171610-045-131014.2 ppb
2015-12-171610-049-104014.5 ppb
2015-12-171610-053-105014.9 ppb
2016-03-081610-027-130022.7 ppb
2016-03-081610-032-113017.1 ppb
2016-03-081610-033-114024.0 ppb
2016-03-081610-039-122017.5 ppb
2016-03-081610-040-140027.5 ppb
2016-03-081610-041-141019.7 ppb
2016-03-081610-042-142020.0 ppb
2016-03-081610-043-143019.7 ppb
2016-03-081610-044-103022.5 ppb
2016-03-081610-045-104024.9 ppb
2016-03-091610-029-101515.2 ppb
2016-03-091610-030-102516.6 ppb
2016-03-091610-031-103517.5 ppb
2016-03-091610-034-140017.7 ppb
2016-03-091610-035-141020.7 ppb
2016-03-091610-037-120019.5 ppb
2016-03-091610-049-121015.7 ppb
2016-03-091610-053-094016.9 ppb
2016-06-081610-027-120012.4 ppb
2016-06-081610-032-130014.9 ppb
2016-06-081610-033-131010.6 ppb
2016-06-081610-039-12159.54 ppb
2016-06-081610-040-110022.2 ppb
2016-06-081610-041-111013.0 ppb
2016-06-081610-042-111515.2 ppb
2016-06-081610-043-112513.8 ppb
2016-06-081610-044-140013.6 ppb
2016-06-081610-045-141014.6 ppb
2016-06-271610-029-100010.00 ppb
2016-06-271610-030-101010.9 ppb
2016-06-271610-031-102013.0 ppb
2016-06-271610-034-084019.6 ppb
2016-06-271610-035-085012.0 ppb
2016-06-271610-037-110019.8 ppb
2016-06-271610-049-120012.1 ppb
2016-06-271610-053-121012.7 ppb
2016-09-271610-029-10109.85 ppb
2016-09-271610-030-102011.3 ppb
2016-09-271610-031-103011.5 ppb
2016-09-271610-034-091010.1 ppb
2016-09-271610-035-092012.7 ppb
2016-09-271610-037-110014.3 ppb
2016-09-271610-049-122013.1 ppb
2016-09-271610-053-123015.6 ppb
2016-09-281610-027-102012.8 ppb
2016-09-281610-032-112015.5 ppb
2016-09-281610-033-113013.5 ppb
2016-09-281610-039-104510.6 ppb
2016-09-281610-040-091017.3 ppb
2016-09-281610-041-092014.1 ppb
2016-09-281610-042-093013.4 ppb
2016-09-281610-043-094015.4 ppb
2016-09-281610-044-121515.6 ppb
2016-09-281610-045-122517.7 ppb
2016-12-141610-029-100015.9 ppb
2016-12-141610-030-101016.9 ppb
2016-12-141610-031-102019.9 ppb
2016-12-141610-034-090016.4 ppb
2016-12-141610-035-091019.1 ppb
2016-12-141610-037-112020.7 ppb
2016-12-141610-049-120020.6 ppb
2016-12-141610-053-121020.6 ppb
2016-12-201610-027-115014.6 ppb
2016-12-201610-032-102020.4 ppb
2016-12-201610-033-103017.2 ppb
2016-12-201610-039-112016.4 ppb
2016-12-201610-040-123517.0 ppb
2016-12-201610-041-124015.9 ppb
2016-12-201610-042-124515.3 ppb
2016-12-201610-043-130015.7 ppb
2016-12-201610-044-093020.5 ppb
2016-12-201610-045-094019.6 ppb
2017-03-141610-029-10007.88 ppb
2017-03-141610-030-10107.62 ppb
2017-03-141610-031-102010.5 ppb
2017-03-141610-034-091010.5 ppb
2017-03-141610-035-092012.0 ppb
2017-03-141610-037-111511.9 ppb
2017-03-141610-049-121011.6 ppb
2017-03-141610-053-122012.6 ppb
2017-03-161610-027-113012.9 ppb
2017-03-161610-032-104012.2 ppb
2017-03-161610-033-105013.4 ppb
2017-03-161610-039-11159.76 ppb
2017-03-161610-040-115014.7 ppb
2017-03-161610-041-120013.2 ppb
2017-03-161610-042-121013.3 ppb
2017-03-161610-043-122011.2 ppb
2017-03-161610-044-094014.8 ppb
2017-03-161610-045-095017.2 ppb
2017-06-061610-027-12009.14 ppb
2017-06-061610-032-110011.1 ppb
2017-06-061610-033-11108.23 ppb
2017-06-061610-039-11407.43 ppb
2017-06-061610-040-123012.1 ppb
2017-06-061610-041-12409.07 ppb
2017-06-061610-042-12509.08 ppb
2017-06-061610-043-13008.65 ppb
2017-06-061610-044-101011.2 ppb
2017-06-061610-045-102012.3 ppb
2017-06-071610-029-10209.36 ppb
2017-06-071610-030-10305.88 ppb
2017-06-071610-031-10407.24 ppb
2017-06-071610-034-08508.15 ppb
2017-06-071610-035-09005.73 ppb
2017-06-071610-037-112512.0 ppb
2017-06-071610-049-115510.2 ppb
2017-06-071610-053-120012.4 ppb
2017-09-131610-029-10307.68 ppb
2017-09-131610-030-10408.56 ppb
2017-09-131610-031-10509.88 ppb
2017-09-131610-034-09307.78 ppb
2017-09-131610-035-09409.27 ppb
2017-09-131610-037-113010.2 ppb
2017-09-131610-049-121012.8 ppb
2017-09-131610-053-122014.5 ppb
2017-09-251610-027-12259.73 ppb
2017-09-251610-032-114512.5 ppb
2017-09-251610-033-11557.36 ppb
2017-09-251610-039-12159.74 ppb
2017-09-251610-040-125015.3 ppb
2017-09-251610-041-125511.9 ppb
2017-09-251610-042-130011.3 ppb
2017-09-251610-043-131011.9 ppb
2017-09-251610-044-110013.1 ppb
2017-09-251610-045-111015.0 ppb
2017-11-281610-029-10155.64 ppb
2017-11-281610-030-10256.87 ppb
2017-11-281610-031-10358.78 ppb
2017-11-281610-034-09106.10 ppb
2017-11-281610-035-09207.58 ppb
2017-11-281610-037-11107.58 ppb
2017-11-281610-049-120010.1 ppb
2017-11-281610-053-121010.0 ppb
2017-11-291610-027-12059.54 ppb
2017-11-291610-032-102010.6 ppb
2017-11-291610-033-103012.1 ppb
2017-11-291610-039-113010.5 ppb
2017-11-291610-040-12308.80 ppb
2017-11-291610-041-124013.5 ppb
2017-11-291610-042-12458.43 ppb
2017-11-291610-043-12508.20 ppb
2017-11-291610-044-094010.7 ppb
2017-11-291610-045-095012.6 ppb
2018-03-061610-029-10104.69 ppb
2018-03-061610-030-10205.70 ppb
2018-03-061610-031-10308.07 ppb
2018-03-061610-034-092012.1 ppb
2018-03-061610-035-093012.6 ppb
2018-03-061610-037-110011.3 ppb
2018-03-061610-049-12108.99 ppb
2018-03-061610-053-12209.83 ppb
2018-03-281610-027-120013.4 ppb
2018-03-281610-032-110015.8 ppb
2018-03-281610-033-111013.3 ppb
2018-03-281610-039-114011.2 ppb
2018-03-281610-040-121517.0 ppb
2018-03-281610-041-122012.8 ppb
2018-03-281610-042-123013.3 ppb
2018-03-281610-043-124013.7 ppb
2018-03-281610-044-101017.6 ppb
2018-03-281610-045-102017.4 ppb
2018-06-141610-029-09506.17 ppb
2018-06-141610-030-10006.75 ppb
2018-06-141610-031-10109.28 ppb
2018-06-141610-034-08357.12 ppb
2018-06-141610-035-08408.37 ppb
2018-06-141610-037-105011.5 ppb
2018-06-141610-049-120012.6 ppb
2018-06-141610-053-121012.7 ppb
2018-06-191610-027-115013.0 ppb
2018-06-191610-032-104011.0 ppb
2018-06-191610-033-105010.8 ppb
2018-06-191610-039-11308.57 ppb
2018-06-191610-040-121517.7 ppb
2018-06-191610-041-122010.5 ppb
2018-06-191610-042-123013.6 ppb
2018-06-191610-043-124013.9 ppb
2018-06-191610-044-100013.5 ppb
2018-06-191610-045-101014.3 ppb
2018-09-191610-029-10307.67 ppb
2018-09-191610-030-10407.80 ppb
2018-09-191610-031-105010.5 ppb
2018-09-191610-034-09456.03 ppb
2018-09-191610-035-09558.33 ppb
2018-09-191610-037-112012.4 ppb
2018-09-191610-049-125513.3 ppb
2018-09-191610-053-131013.7 ppb
2018-09-251610-027-131012.5 ppb
2018-09-251610-032-111518.0 ppb
2018-09-251610-033-112512.0 ppb
2018-09-251610-039-121010.2 ppb
2018-09-251610-040-132014.9 ppb
2018-09-251610-041-133021.1 ppb
2018-09-251610-042-133515.9 ppb
2018-09-251610-043-134015.4 ppb
2018-09-251610-044-103013.3 ppb
2018-09-251610-045-104020.5 ppb
2018-12-181610-029-101010.7 ppb
2018-12-181610-031-103013.4 ppb
2018-12-181610-034-090515.7 ppb
2018-12-181610-035-091018.7 ppb
2018-12-181610-037-110015.8 ppb
2018-12-181610-049-115011.6 ppb
2018-12-181610-053-120017.9 ppb
2018-12-191610-027-101011.2 ppb
2018-12-191610-032-113013.8 ppb
2018-12-191610-033-112012.0 ppb
2018-12-191610-039-104510.2 ppb
2018-12-191610-040-091015.2 ppb
2018-12-191610-041-092010.3 ppb
2018-12-191610-042-093012.6 ppb
2018-12-191610-043-094010.7 ppb
2018-12-191610-044-123014.4 ppb
2018-12-191610-045-124014.1 ppb
2018-12-271610-030-0815ND
2019-03-121610-029-104511.9 ppb
2019-03-121610-030-105513.0 ppb
2019-03-121610-031-110016.6 ppb
2019-03-121610-034-094516.6 ppb
2019-03-121610-035-100018.6 ppb
2019-03-121610-037-120013.5 ppb
2019-03-121610-049-130014.2 ppb
2019-03-121610-053-131015.8 ppb
2019-03-131610-027-123020.3 ppb
2019-03-131610-032-112018.9 ppb
2019-03-131610-033-113017.3 ppb
2019-03-131610-039-121519.5 ppb
2019-03-131610-043-140013.4 ppb
2019-03-131610-044-101021.4 ppb
2019-03-131610-045-102020.7 ppb
2019-03-291610-040-10109.74 ppb
2019-03-291610-041-10009.75 ppb
2019-03-291610-042-10209.43 ppb
2019-06-191610-029-104010.2 ppb
2019-06-191610-030-105012.0 ppb
2019-06-191610-031-110013.6 ppb
2019-06-191610-034-092012.6 ppb
2019-06-191610-035-093012.5 ppb
2019-06-191610-037-115015.7 ppb
2019-06-191610-049-123014.3 ppb
2019-06-191610-053-124017.2 ppb
2019-06-251610-027-111517.4 ppb
2019-06-251610-032-103019.9 ppb
2019-06-251610-033-104015.5 ppb
2019-06-251610-039-110013.3 ppb
2019-06-251610-040-121517.2 ppb
2019-06-251610-041-122019.4 ppb
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