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Bromoform

Houma Water Treatment Service Area

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)

34

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0431 ppb322ND - 0.690 ppb
20190.0688 ppb322ND - 1.10 ppb
20200.424 ppb166ND - 3.20 ppb
20210.592 ppb1612ND - 1.70 ppb
20220.373 ppb1610ND - 0.820 ppb
20230.848 ppb1610ND - 2.10 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
2018-02-0135371683001ND
2018-02-0135371683002ND
2018-02-01353716830030.690 ppb
2018-02-0135371683004ND
2018-02-0135371683001ND
2018-02-0135371683002ND
2018-02-01353716830030.690 ppb
2018-02-0135371683004ND
2018-05-0335390211001ND
2018-05-0335390211002ND
2018-05-0335390211003ND
2018-05-0335390211004ND
2018-05-0335390211001ND
2018-05-0335390211002ND
2018-05-0335390211003ND
2018-05-0335390211004ND
2018-08-0135408231001ND
2018-08-0135408231002ND
2018-08-0135408231003ND
2018-08-0135408231004ND
2018-08-0135408231001ND
2018-08-0135408231002ND
2018-08-0135408231003ND
2018-08-0135408231004ND
2018-11-0735430034001ND
2018-11-0735430034002ND
2018-11-0735430034003ND
2018-11-0735430034004ND
2018-11-0735430034001ND
2018-11-0735430034002ND
2018-11-0735430034003ND
2018-11-0735430034004ND
2019-02-0535446748001ND
2019-02-0535446748002ND
2019-02-0535446748003ND
2019-02-0535446748004ND
2019-02-0535446748001ND
2019-02-0535446748002ND
2019-02-0535446748003ND
2019-02-0535446748004ND
2019-05-0135465623001ND
2019-05-0135465623002ND
2019-05-0135465623003ND
2019-05-0135465623004ND
2019-05-0135465623001ND
2019-05-0135465623002ND
2019-05-0135465623003ND
2019-05-0135465623004ND
2019-08-0135487281001ND
2019-08-0135487281002ND
2019-08-01354872810031.10 ppb
2019-08-0135487281004ND
2019-08-0135487281001ND
2019-08-0135487281002ND
2019-08-01354872810031.10 ppb
2019-08-0135487281004ND
2019-11-0735510945001ND
2019-11-0735510945002ND
2019-11-0735510945003ND
2019-11-0735510945004ND
2019-11-0735510945001ND
2019-11-0735510945002ND
2019-11-0735510945003ND
2019-11-0735510945004ND
2020-02-1235530709001ND
2020-02-1235530709002ND
2020-02-1235530709003ND
2020-02-1235530709004ND
2020-05-0135547156001ND
2020-05-0135547156002ND
2020-05-0135547156003ND
2020-05-0135547156004ND
2020-08-0635568817005ND
2020-08-06355688170060.550 ppb
2020-08-06355688170070.400 ppb
2020-08-06355688170080.520 ppb
2020-11-1035591332001ND
2020-11-10355913320020.410 ppb
2020-11-10355913320033.20 ppb
2020-11-10355913320041.70 ppb
2021-02-0435609894001ND
2021-02-0435609894002ND
2021-02-04356098940031.70 ppb
2021-02-04356098940041.60 ppb
2021-05-0735631653001ND
2021-05-0735631653002ND
2021-05-07356316530030.650 ppb
2021-05-07356316530040.630 ppb
2021-10-29356758280060.560 ppb
2021-10-29356758280070.700 ppb
2021-10-29356758280080.660 ppb
2021-10-29356758280090.500 ppb
2021-11-04356765860010.590 ppb
2021-11-04356765860020.640 ppb
2021-11-04356765860030.620 ppb
2021-11-04356765860040.620 ppb
2022-02-0335695242001ND
2022-02-0335695242002ND
2022-02-0335695242003ND
2022-02-0335695242004ND
2022-05-05357157800010.570 ppb
2022-05-05357157800020.500 ppb
2022-05-05357157800030.670 ppb
2022-05-05357157800040.430 ppb
2022-08-11357409440010.420 ppb
2022-08-11357409440020.540 ppb
2022-08-1135740944003ND
2022-08-11357409440040.540 ppb
2022-11-0335757769001ND
2022-11-03357577690020.820 ppb
2022-11-03357577690030.750 ppb
2022-11-03357577690040.730 ppb
2023-02-0235776749001ND
2023-02-02357767490020.390 ppb
2023-02-02357767490030.370 ppb
2023-02-0235776749004ND
2023-05-0435797438001ND
2023-05-0435797438002ND
2023-05-0435797438003ND
2023-05-0435797438004ND
2023-08-04358183470011.30 ppb
2023-08-04358183470021.30 ppb
2023-08-04358183470031.30 ppb
2023-08-04358183470041.10 ppb
2023-11-02358389780011.90 ppb
2023-11-02358389780022.10 ppb
2023-11-02358389780031.80 ppb
2023-11-02358389780042.00 ppb