Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Port Sulphur Water District

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.

 

68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

14

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND180ND
20200.145 ppb83ND - 0.430 ppb
202156.5 ppb84ND - 186.0 ppb
202248.8 ppb106ND - 151.0 ppb
20232.16 ppb84ND - 9.00 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
2018-03-1335379969001ND
2018-03-1335379969002ND
2018-03-1335379969002ND
2018-03-1335379969001ND
2018-06-1335398624002ND
2018-06-1335398624001ND
2018-06-1335398624002ND
2018-06-1335398624001ND
2018-09-1835418816001ND
2018-09-1835418816001ND
2018-09-1835418816002ND
2018-09-1835418816002ND
2018-12-1235436976001ND
2018-12-1235436976002ND
2018-12-1235436976002ND
2018-12-1235436976001ND
2019-01-2435444146001ND
2019-01-2435444146001ND
2019-03-1935456284001ND
2019-03-1935456284002ND
2019-03-1935456284001ND
2019-03-1935456284002ND
2019-06-1435475750002ND
2019-06-1435475750001ND
2019-06-1435475750001ND
2019-06-1435475750002ND
2019-09-2035499538002ND
2019-09-2035499538001ND
2019-09-2035499538001ND
2019-09-2035499538002ND
2019-12-1835520321001ND
2019-12-1835520321002ND
2019-12-1835520321002ND
2019-12-1835520321001ND
2020-03-1035537561002ND
2020-03-1035537561001ND
2020-06-1535557164001ND
2020-06-1535557164002ND
2020-09-01355757470010.360 ppb
2020-09-0135575747002ND
2020-12-15355999940010.430 ppb
2020-12-15355999940020.370 ppb
2021-03-0935618454001ND
2021-03-0935618454002ND
2021-06-1535641872001ND
2021-06-1535641872002ND
2021-09-233566568500141.2 ppb
2021-09-233566568500252.0 ppb
2021-12-0735683304001173.0 ppb
2021-12-0735683304002186.0 ppb
2022-03-0935703447002ND
2022-03-0935703447001ND
2022-06-21B2202941-002ND
2022-06-21B2202941-001ND
2022-08-113573993000150.6 ppb
2022-08-113573993000239.0 ppb
2022-09-1335747219002130.0 ppb
2022-09-1335747219001151.0 ppb
2022-12-063576464600260.1 ppb
2022-12-063576464600157.7 ppb
2023-03-0635783886001ND
2023-03-0635783886002ND
2023-06-0735805306001ND
2023-06-0735805306002ND
2023-10-24358372580013.50 ppb
2023-10-24358372580023.10 ppb
2023-12-05358464210011.70 ppb
2023-12-05358464210029.00 ppb