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Bromoform

City of Denham Springs Water System

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.

 

128

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

60

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.153 ppb326ND - 1.10 ppb
20190.262 ppb3210ND - 1.000 ppb
20200.869 ppb1614ND - 1.60 ppb
20210.710 ppb1613ND - 1.40 ppb
20220.551 ppb1610ND - 1.30 ppb
20230.556 ppb1610ND - 1.30 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.5 ppb for bromoform is based on the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development .

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-0135371846001ND
2018-02-0135371846002ND
2018-02-0135371846003ND
2018-02-0135371846004ND
2018-02-0135371846001ND
2018-02-0135371846002ND
2018-02-0135371846003ND
2018-02-0135371846004ND
2018-05-04353903080011.10 ppb
2018-05-04353903080020.720 ppb
2018-05-0435390308003ND
2018-05-04353903080040.620 ppb
2018-05-04353903080011.10 ppb
2018-05-04353903080020.720 ppb
2018-05-0435390308003ND
2018-05-04353903080040.620 ppb
2018-08-0735409812001ND
2018-08-0735409812002ND
2018-08-0735409812003ND
2018-08-0735409812004ND
2018-08-0735409812001ND
2018-08-0735409812002ND
2018-08-0735409812003ND
2018-08-0735409812004ND
2018-11-0235428194001ND
2018-11-0235428194002ND
2018-11-0235428194003ND
2018-11-0235428194004ND
2018-11-0235428194001ND
2018-11-0235428194002ND
2018-11-0235428194003ND
2018-11-0235428194004ND
2019-02-1535448841001ND
2019-02-15354488410020.680 ppb
2019-02-1535448841003ND
2019-02-1535448841004ND
2019-02-1535448841001ND
2019-02-15354488410020.680 ppb
2019-02-1535448841003ND
2019-02-1535448841004ND
2019-05-0335466097001ND
2019-05-0335466097002ND
2019-05-0335466097003ND
2019-05-0335466097004ND
2019-05-0335466097001ND
2019-05-0335466097002ND
2019-05-0335466097003ND
2019-05-0335466097004ND
2019-08-0135486871001ND
2019-08-0135486871002ND
2019-08-0135486871003ND
2019-08-0135486871004ND
2019-08-0135486871001ND
2019-08-0135486871002ND
2019-08-0135486871003ND
2019-08-0135486871004ND
2019-11-01355091280011.000 ppb
2019-11-01355091280021.000 ppb
2019-11-01355091280030.750 ppb
2019-11-01355091280040.760 ppb
2019-11-01355091280011.000 ppb
2019-11-01355091280021.000 ppb
2019-11-01355091280030.750 ppb
2019-11-01355091280040.760 ppb
2020-02-06355294940010.860 ppb
2020-02-06355294940021.20 ppb
2020-02-06355294940031.60 ppb
2020-02-06355294940040.710 ppb
2020-05-01355471510011.40 ppb
2020-05-01355471510020.850 ppb
2020-05-01355471510031.000 ppb
2020-05-01355471510040.830 ppb
2020-08-0635569085001ND
2020-08-06355690850020.960 ppb
2020-08-06355690850030.740 ppb
2020-08-06355690850040.780 ppb
2020-11-0635590481001ND
2020-11-06355904810021.10 ppb
2020-11-06355904810031.20 ppb
2020-11-06355904810040.680 ppb
2021-02-05356099960010.660 ppb
2021-02-05356099960020.720 ppb
2021-02-05356099960031.000 ppb
2021-02-05356099960040.410 ppb
2021-05-06356316580010.840 ppb
2021-05-06356316580020.790 ppb
2021-05-06356316580031.30 ppb
2021-05-06356316580040.380 ppb
2021-08-12356559180010.840 ppb
2021-08-12356559180021.40 ppb
2021-08-1235655918003ND
2021-08-1235655918004ND
2021-11-0535676298001ND
2021-11-05356762980020.880 ppb
2021-11-05356762980031.40 ppb
2021-11-05356762980040.740 ppb
2022-02-1035696562001ND
2022-02-1035696562002ND
2022-02-10356965620030.890 ppb
2022-02-10356965620040.520 ppb
2022-05-0635715937001ND
2022-05-0635715937002ND
2022-05-06357159370031.30 ppb
2022-05-06357159370040.790 ppb
2022-08-17357411920011.30 ppb
2022-08-17357411920021.10 ppb
2022-08-17357411920030.950 ppb
2022-08-1735741192004ND
2022-11-0435758150001ND
2022-11-04357581500020.950 ppb
2022-11-04357581500030.590 ppb
2022-11-04357581500040.420 ppb
2023-02-03357769900010.570 ppb
2023-02-03357769900020.850 ppb
2023-02-03357769900031.30 ppb
2023-02-0335776990004ND
2023-05-0535797781001ND
2023-05-05357977810021.000 ppb
2023-05-05357977810031.000 ppb
2023-05-0535797781004ND
2023-08-30358246500010.900 ppb
2023-08-30358246500020.740 ppb
2023-08-30358246500030.910 ppb
2023-08-3035824650004ND
2023-11-0335839248001ND
2023-11-03358392480021.10 ppb
2023-11-03358392480030.520 ppb
2023-11-0335839248004ND