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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Des Plaines

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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160

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND320ND
2015ND200ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND280ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-01-141401507-001AND
2014-01-141401507-002AND
2014-01-141401507-003AND
2014-01-141401507-004AND
2014-01-141401507-005AND
2014-01-141401507-006AND
2014-01-141401507-007AND
2014-01-141401507-008AND
2014-04-161404886-001AND
2014-04-161404886-002AND
2014-04-161404886-003AND
2014-04-161404886-004AND
2014-04-161404886-005AND
2014-04-161404886-006AND
2014-04-161404886-007AND
2014-04-161404886-008AND
2014-07-161407A50-001AND
2014-07-161407A50-002AND
2014-07-161407A50-003AND
2014-07-161407A50-004AND
2014-07-161407A50-005AND
2014-07-161407A50-006AND
2014-07-161407A50-007AND
2014-07-161407A50-008AND
2014-10-271410F28-001AND
2014-10-271410F28-002AND
2014-10-271410F28-003AND
2014-10-271410F28-004AND
2014-10-271410F28-005AND
2014-10-271410F28-006AND
2014-10-271410F28-007AND
2014-10-271410F28-008AND
2015-01-141501707-001AND
2015-01-141501707-002AND
2015-01-141501707-003AND
2015-01-141501707-004AND
2015-01-141501707-005AND
2015-01-141501707-006AND
2015-01-141501707-007AND
2015-01-141501707-008AND
2015-04-141504A23-001AND
2015-04-141504A23-002AND
2015-04-141504A23-003AND
2015-04-141504A23-004AND
2015-07-211507J98-001AND
2015-07-211507J98-002AND
2015-07-211507J98-003AND
2015-07-211507J98-004AND
2015-10-131510A16-001AND
2015-10-131510A16-002AND
2015-10-131510A16-003AND
2015-10-131510A16-004AND
2016-01-121601619-001AND
2016-01-121601619-002AND
2016-01-121601619-003AND
2016-01-121601619-004AND
2016-04-141604A86-001AND
2016-04-141604A86-002AND
2016-04-141604A86-003AND
2016-04-141604A86-004AND
2016-07-301608250-001AND
2016-07-301608250-002AND
2016-07-301608250-003AND
2016-07-301608250-004AND
2016-10-111610811-002AND
2016-10-111610811-003AND
2016-10-111610811-001AND
2016-10-111610811-004AND
2017-01-091701511-001AND
2017-01-091701511-002AND
2017-01-091701511-003AND
2017-01-091701511-004AND
2017-04-111704732-001AND
2017-04-111704732-002AND
2017-04-111704732-003AND
2017-04-111704732-004AND
2017-04-171704B42-001AND
2017-04-171704B42-002AND
2017-04-171704B42-003AND
2017-04-171704B42-004AND
2017-07-101707679-001AND
2017-07-101707679-002AND
2017-07-101707679-003AND
2017-07-101707679-004AND
2017-07-101707679-005AND
2017-07-101707679-006AND
2017-07-101707679-007AND
2017-07-101707679-008AND
2017-10-101710793-001AND
2017-10-101710793-002AND
2017-10-101710793-003AND
2017-10-101710793-004AND
2017-10-101710793-005AND
2017-10-101710793-006AND
2017-10-101710793-007AND
2017-10-101710793-008AND
2018-01-081801499-001AND
2018-01-081801499-002AND
2018-01-081801499-003AND
2018-01-081801499-004AND
2018-01-081801499-005AND
2018-01-081801499-006AND
2018-01-081801499-007AND
2018-01-081801499-008AND
2018-04-101804701-001AND
2018-04-101804701-002AND
2018-04-101804701-003AND
2018-04-101804701-004AND
2018-04-101804701-005AND
2018-04-101804701-006AND
2018-04-101804701-007AND
2018-04-101804701-008AND
2018-07-091807516-001AND
2018-07-091807516-002AND
2018-07-091807516-003AND
2018-07-091807516-004AND
2018-07-091807516-005AND
2018-07-091807516-006AND
2018-07-091807516-007AND
2018-07-091807516-008AND
2018-10-071810708-001AND
2018-10-071810708-002AND
2018-10-071810708-005AND
2018-10-071810708-007AND
2018-10-091810708-003AND
2018-10-091810708-004AND
2018-10-091810708-006AND
2018-10-091810708-008AND
2019-01-071901445-001AND
2019-01-071901445-002AND
2019-01-071901445-003AND
2019-01-071901445-004AND
2019-01-071901445-005AND
2019-01-071901445-006AND
2019-01-071901445-007AND
2019-01-071901445-008AND
2019-04-081904696-001AND
2019-04-081904696-002AND
2019-04-081904696-003AND
2019-04-081904696-004AND
2019-04-081904696-005AND
2019-04-081904696-006AND
2019-04-081904696-007AND
2019-04-081904696-008AND
2019-07-091907512-001AND
2019-07-091907512-002AND
2019-07-091907512-003AND
2019-07-091907512-004AND
2019-07-091907512-005AND
2019-07-091907512-006AND
2019-07-091907512-007AND
2019-07-091907512-008AND
2019-10-211910I50-001AND
2019-10-211910I50-002AND
2019-10-211910I50-003AND
2019-10-211910I50-004AND
2019-10-211910I50-005AND
2019-10-211910I50-006AND
2019-10-211910I50-007AND
2019-10-211910I50-008AND