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Bromoform

Yadkin County Water - Highway 21

NOTE: Yadkin County Water - Highway 21 purchases water from Jonesville, Town of which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Jonesville, Town of.

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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50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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

NOTE: Yadkin County Water - Highway 21 purchases water from Jonesville, Town of which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Jonesville, Town of.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0792185527003ND
2014-04-0192195551003DISND
2014-07-0192207541005TTHND
2014-10-0792220338004TTHND
2014-10-0792220338009TTHND
2015-01-06ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-04-07ND
2015-04-07ND
2015-07-07ND
2015-07-07ND
2015-10-06ND
2015-10-06ND
2015-10-06ND
2015-10-06ND
2016-01-0592281833006TTHND
2016-01-0592281833008TTHDEND
2016-01-0592281833006TTHDEND
2016-01-0592281833008TTHND
2016-04-0592292543006TTHND
2016-04-0592292543009TTHND
2016-07-0592303928005TTHND
2016-07-0592303928008TTHND
2016-10-0492314784003TTHND
2016-10-0492314784005TTHND
2017-01-0392325138005TTHND
2017-01-0392325138006TTHND
2017-04-0492335723004TTHND
2017-04-0492335723006TTHND
2017-05-2392341518002TTHND
2017-07-0592346474005TTHND
2017-07-0592346474008TTHND
2017-10-0392357550005TTHND
2017-10-0392357550006TTHND
2018-01-0992369163004TTH ND
2018-01-0992369163001TTH ND
2018-04-0392379356001TTH ND
2018-04-0392379360002TTH ND
2018-07-0392390619001TTH ND
2018-07-0392390619002TTH ND
2018-10-0292401748001TTH ND
2018-10-0292401748004TTH ND
2019-01-0392412713001_3770ND
2019-01-0392412713004_3770ND
2019-04-0292423686001_3770ND
2019-04-0292423686002_3770ND
2019-07-0992435943001_3770ND
2019-07-0992435943004_3770ND
2019-10-0192447669004_3770ND
2019-10-0192447669001_3770ND