Bromoform

Palmer Water District No.1

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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152

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	18	0	ND
2015	0.0923 ppb	26	4	ND - 0.600 ppb
2016	0.392 ppb	26	14	ND - 0.900 ppb
2017	0.0385 ppb	26	2	ND - 0.500 ppb
2018	0.0429 ppb	28	2	ND - 0.600 ppb
2019	0.0464 ppb	28	2	ND - 0.650 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	Result
2014-02-18	ND
2014-02-18	ND
2014-02-18	ND
2014-02-18	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-09-24	ND
2014-11-24	ND
2014-11-24	ND
2014-11-24	ND
2014-11-24	ND
2015-02-10	ND
2015-02-10	ND
2015-02-10	ND
2015-02-10	ND
2015-04-22	ND
2015-04-22	ND
2015-04-22	ND
2015-04-22	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	ND
2015-08-10	0.600 ppb
2015-08-10	0.600 ppb
2015-08-10	0.600 ppb
2015-08-10	0.600 ppb
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2015-11-16	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	0.500 ppb
2016-02-02	0.500 ppb
2016-05-10	0.700 ppb
2016-05-10	0.700 ppb
2016-05-10	0.700 ppb
2016-05-10	0.700 ppb
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	ND
2016-08-09	0.900 ppb
2016-08-09	0.900 ppb
2016-08-09	0.900 ppb
2016-08-09	0.900 ppb
2016-11-15	0.700 ppb
2016-11-15	0.700 ppb
2016-11-15	0.700 ppb
2016-11-15	0.700 ppb
2017-03-16	ND
2017-03-16	ND
2017-03-16	ND
2017-03-16	ND
2017-04-11	ND
2017-04-11	ND
2017-04-11	ND
2017-04-11	ND
2017-07-18	ND
2017-07-18	ND
2017-07-18	ND
2017-07-18	ND
2017-11-01	0.500 ppb
2017-11-01	0.500 ppb
2017-11-01	ND
2017-11-01	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2017-11-15	ND
2018-02-06	ND
2018-02-06	ND
2018-02-06	ND
2018-02-06	ND
2018-04-10	ND
2018-04-10	ND
2018-04-10	ND
2018-04-10	ND
2018-07-11	ND
2018-07-11	ND
2018-07-11	ND
2018-07-11	ND
2018-08-06	ND
2018-08-06	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-08-14	ND
2018-10-10	ND
2018-10-10	ND
2018-10-10	0.600 ppb
2018-10-10	0.600 ppb
2019-01-08	ND
2019-01-08	ND
2019-01-08	ND
2019-01-08	ND
2019-04-10	ND
2019-04-10	ND
2019-04-10	ND
2019-04-10	ND
2019-07-10	ND
2019-07-10	ND
2019-07-10	ND
2019-07-10	ND
2019-08-12	ND
2019-08-12	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-08-13	ND
2019-10-07	ND
2019-10-07	ND
2019-10-07	0.650 ppb
2019-10-07	0.650 ppb
2019-11-19	ND
2019-11-19	ND