Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Acushnet Water Department

NOTE: Acushnet Water Department purchases water from New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure.

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.

 

110

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: Acushnet Water Department purchases water from New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure.

Date Result
2020-05-06ND
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2020-11-04ND
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2021-02-03ND
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2022-02-10ND
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