Bromoform

Brewster Water Department

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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204

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

128

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	10	0	ND
2015	1.26 ppb	36	20	ND - 4.40 ppb
2016	1.54 ppb	38	22	ND - 4.50 ppb
2017	1.51 ppb	42	24	ND - 6.00 ppb
2018	2.42 ppb	44	34	ND - 6.30 ppb
2019	2.53 ppb	34	28	ND - 6.50 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
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2014-03-11	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-01-13	ND
2015-02-10	2.10 ppb
2015-02-10	2.10 ppb
2015-02-10	0.910 ppb
2015-02-10	0.910 ppb
2015-02-10	4.30 ppb
2015-02-10	4.30 ppb
2015-02-10	ND
2015-02-10	ND
2015-05-07	ND
2015-05-07	ND
2015-05-07	3.80 ppb
2015-05-07	3.80 ppb
2015-05-07	2.50 ppb
2015-05-07	2.50 ppb
2015-05-07	0.690 ppb
2015-05-07	0.690 ppb
2015-08-05	ND
2015-08-05	ND
2015-08-05	1.40 ppb
2015-08-05	1.40 ppb
2015-08-05	4.40 ppb
2015-08-05	4.40 ppb
2015-08-05	ND
2015-08-05	ND
2015-11-02	ND
2015-11-02	ND
2015-11-02	1.10 ppb
2015-11-02	1.10 ppb
2015-11-02	1.50 ppb
2015-11-02	1.50 ppb
2015-11-02	ND
2015-11-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	3.80 ppb
2016-02-02	3.80 ppb
2016-02-02	3.40 ppb
2016-02-02	3.40 ppb
2016-02-02	2.50 ppb
2016-02-02	2.50 ppb
2016-02-02	ND
2016-02-02	ND
2016-05-04	ND
2016-05-04	ND
2016-05-04	4.50 ppb
2016-05-04	4.50 ppb
2016-05-04	2.70 ppb
2016-05-04	2.70 ppb
2016-05-04	1.10 ppb
2016-05-04	1.10 ppb
2016-08-01	ND
2016-08-01	ND
2016-08-01	2.20 ppb
2016-08-01	2.20 ppb
2016-08-01	1.80 ppb
2016-08-01	1.80 ppb
2016-08-01	ND
2016-08-01	ND
2016-08-12	ND
2016-08-12	ND
2016-11-08	ND
2016-11-08	ND
2016-11-08	3.40 ppb
2016-11-08	3.40 ppb
2016-11-08	3.00 ppb
2016-11-08	3.00 ppb
2016-11-08	0.940 ppb
2016-11-08	0.940 ppb
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-11	ND
2017-01-13	ND
2017-01-13	ND
2017-02-06	3.50 ppb
2017-02-06	3.50 ppb
2017-02-06	3.00 ppb
2017-02-06	3.00 ppb
2017-02-06	6.00 ppb
2017-02-06	6.00 ppb
2017-02-06	1.10 ppb
2017-02-06	1.10 ppb
2017-05-03	ND
2017-05-03	ND
2017-05-03	0.980 ppb
2017-05-03	0.980 ppb
2017-05-03	5.00 ppb
2017-05-03	5.00 ppb
2017-05-03	0.650 ppb
2017-05-03	0.650 ppb
2017-08-02	ND
2017-08-02	ND
2017-08-02	3.10 ppb
2017-08-02	3.10 ppb
2017-08-02	0.840 ppb
2017-08-02	0.840 ppb
2017-08-02	ND
2017-08-02	ND
2017-11-09	ND
2017-11-09	ND
2017-11-09	3.10 ppb
2017-11-09	3.10 ppb
2017-11-09	2.60 ppb
2017-11-09	2.60 ppb
2017-11-09	1.80 ppb
2017-11-09	1.80 ppb
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	1.80 ppb
2018-02-05	1.80 ppb
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-05	ND
2018-02-08	1.10 ppb
2018-02-08	1.10 ppb
2018-02-08	4.20 ppb
2018-02-08	4.20 ppb
2018-02-08	4.90 ppb
2018-02-08	4.90 ppb
2018-02-08	1.50 ppb
2018-02-08	1.50 ppb
2018-04-27	4.90 ppb
2018-04-27	4.90 ppb
2018-05-04	6.30 ppb
2018-05-04	6.30 ppb
2018-05-04	3.80 ppb
2018-05-04	3.80 ppb
2018-05-04	5.50 ppb
2018-05-04	5.50 ppb
2018-05-04	1.000 ppb
2018-05-04	1.000 ppb
2018-08-10	ND
2018-08-10	ND
2018-08-10	3.20 ppb
2018-08-10	3.20 ppb
2018-08-10	3.20 ppb
2018-08-10	3.20 ppb
2018-08-10	0.540 ppb
2018-08-10	0.540 ppb
2018-11-07	2.60 ppb
2018-11-07	2.60 ppb
2018-11-07	3.30 ppb
2018-11-07	3.30 ppb
2018-11-07	3.20 ppb
2018-11-07	3.20 ppb
2018-11-07	2.20 ppb
2018-11-07	2.20 ppb
2019-01-28	ND
2019-01-28	ND
2019-02-12	ND
2019-02-12	ND
2019-02-12	5.10 ppb
2019-02-12	5.10 ppb
2019-02-12	4.80 ppb
2019-02-12	4.80 ppb
2019-02-12	2.00 ppb
2019-02-12	2.00 ppb
2019-05-14	1.20 ppb
2019-05-14	1.20 ppb
2019-05-14	2.70 ppb
2019-05-14	2.70 ppb
2019-05-14	6.20 ppb
2019-05-14	6.20 ppb
2019-05-14	1.20 ppb
2019-05-14	1.20 ppb
2019-08-09	0.980 ppb
2019-08-09	0.980 ppb
2019-08-09	3.30 ppb
2019-08-09	3.30 ppb
2019-08-09	0.900 ppb
2019-08-09	0.900 ppb
2019-08-09	ND
2019-08-09	ND
2019-11-04	0.660 ppb
2019-11-04	0.660 ppb
2019-11-04	4.20 ppb
2019-11-04	4.20 ppb
2019-11-04	3.20 ppb
2019-11-04	3.20 ppb
2019-11-04	6.50 ppb
2019-11-04	6.50 ppb