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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland

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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65

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND180ND
2016ND190ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND160ND

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 Lab ID Result
2015-02-18K005050002ND
2015-02-18K005051002ND
2015-02-18K005058002ND
2015-02-18K005053002ND
2015-02-18K005052002ND
2015-05-19K005049002ND
2015-05-19K005059002ND
2015-05-19K005057002ND
2015-08-19K032558002ND
2015-08-19K032556002ND
2015-08-19K032554002ND
2015-08-19K032552002ND
2015-08-19K032551002ND
2015-11-18K045660002ND
2015-11-18K045661002ND
2015-11-18K045657002ND
2015-11-18K045658002ND
2015-11-18K045659002ND
2016-02-19L003592002ND
2016-02-19L003593002ND
2016-02-19L003594002ND
2016-02-19L003595002ND
2016-02-19L003596002ND
2016-05-18L016438002ND
2016-05-18L016439002ND
2016-05-18L016440002ND
2016-05-18L016441002ND
2016-08-17L031713002ND
2016-08-17L031714002ND
2016-08-17L031715002ND
2016-08-17L031717002ND
2016-08-17L031716002ND
2016-11-16L046114002ND
2016-11-16L046115002ND
2016-11-16L046116002ND
2016-11-16L046117002ND
2016-11-16L046118002ND
2017-02-15M004067002ND
2017-02-15M004068002ND
2017-02-15M004069002ND
2017-02-15M004070002ND
2017-02-15M004071002ND
2017-05-161705527-02ND
2017-08-161712640-02ND
2017-11-171718269-02ND
2018-02-221802237-02ND
2018-05-161808556-02ND
2018-08-151815827-02ND
2018-11-141822001-02ND
2019-02-271902117-02ND
2019-05-211907988-02ND
2019-05-211907987-02ND
2019-05-211907986-02ND
2019-05-211907984-02ND
2019-05-211907985-02ND
2019-08-211914825-02ND
2019-08-211914821-02ND
2019-08-211914822-02ND
2019-08-211914824-02ND
2019-08-211914823-02ND
2019-11-131920755-02ND
2019-11-131920756-02ND
2019-11-131920752-02ND
2019-11-131920754-02ND
2019-11-131920753-02ND