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Bromoform

Villages of Bocage- Madisonville

NOTE: Villages of Bocage- Madisonville purchases water from Tangipahoa Parish Water District which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Tangipahoa Parish 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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

NOTE: Villages of Bocage- Madisonville purchases water from Tangipahoa Parish Water District which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Tangipahoa Parish Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-0335408755001ND
2018-08-0335408755001ND
2018-11-0135428044001ND
2018-11-0135428044001ND
2019-08-1935491715001ND
2019-08-1935491715001ND
2019-11-0135509126001ND
2019-11-0135509126001ND
2020-08-0735568951001ND
2020-11-0635590519001ND
2021-08-0635653779001ND
2021-11-1235677365001ND
2022-08-0935739074001ND
2022-11-0435758180001ND
2023-08-0235818079001ND
2023-11-0135838592001ND