Bromoform

Wauconda

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
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	0.0595 ppb	12	1	ND - 0.714 ppb
2015	ND	2	0	ND
2016	0.382 ppb	2	1	ND - 0.763 ppb
2017	0.301 ppb	2	1	ND - 0.602 ppb
2018	0.498 ppb	2	1	ND - 0.995 ppb
2019	1.15 ppb	2	2	0.974 ppb - 1.32 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
2014-01-07	4010823-01	ND
2014-01-07	4010823-02	ND
2014-01-07	4010823-03	ND
2014-01-07	4010823-04	ND
2014-04-08	4041848-01	ND
2014-04-08	4041848-02	ND
2014-04-08	4041848-04	ND
2014-04-08	4041848-03	ND
2014-07-08	4071787-04	ND
2014-07-08	4071787-03	0.714 ppb
2014-07-08	4071787-02	ND
2014-07-08	4071787-01	ND
2015-10-13	5102508-01	ND
2015-10-13	5102508-02	ND
2016-10-05	6101130-01	ND
2016-10-05	6101130-02	0.763 ppb
2017-10-25	7104346-01	ND
2017-10-25	7104346-02	0.602 ppb
2018-10-10	8102227-01	ND
2018-10-10	8102227-02	0.995 ppb
2019-10-23	9104697-01	0.974 ppb
2019-10-23	9104697-02	1.32 ppb