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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority

NOTE: Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority purchases water from N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North.

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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15

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
2014ND320ND
2015ND320ND
2016ND320ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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: Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority purchases water from N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-13AB03674ND
2014-08-13AB03673ND
2014-12-10L5358418-1ND
2015-08-14AB10250ND
2015-08-14AB10251ND
2015-11-19L5920289-1ND
2016-08-11AB17388ND
2016-08-11AB17387ND
2016-11-29L6563788-1ND
2017-08-15AB25759ND
2017-08-15AB25758ND
2018-08-07AB34246ND
2018-08-07AB34245ND
2019-08-29AB43287ND
2019-08-29AB43286ND