Chloroform
NJ American Water - Raritan
Chloroform, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Chloroform and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Read More.
In addition to tap water disinfection, chloroform pollution in the environment also comes from industrial discharges from pulp and paper mills, and from urban wastewater effluent. Human studies show that chloroform damages the kidneys, liver and central nervous system. In animals, chloroform causes infertility, birth defects and cancer.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2014 | 32.9 ppb | 52 | 52 | 1.30 ppb - 60.9 ppb |
2015 | 22.7 ppb | 56 | 56 | 1.80 ppb - 53.6 ppb |
2016 | 23.9 ppb | 56 | 56 | 1.20 ppb - 73.7 ppb |
2017 | 27.0 ppb | 63 | 59 | ND - 55.3 ppb |
2018 | 32.2 ppb | 58 | 56 | ND - 101.6 ppb |
2019 | 27.7 ppb | 56 | 56 | 1.20 ppb - 61.7 ppb |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 0.4 ppb
The EWG Health Guideline of 0.4 ppb for chloroform 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 |
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2014-02-04 | 24724301 | 12.3 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24724501 | 16.7 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24722801 | 25.8 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24722901 | 9.80 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24724201 | 16.1 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24724101 | 16.8 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24723501 | 15.5 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24725701 | 18.6 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24725101 | 1.30 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24724401 | 17.1 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24723401 | 15.3 ppb |
2014-02-04 | 24725401 | 10.1 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26022001 | 25.1 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26021501 | 29.7 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26021901 | 59.8 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26021801 | 54.1 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26021601 | 57.8 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26021701 | 60.9 ppb |
2014-05-13 | 26022401 | 50.7 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 26022201 | 38.4 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 26021401 | 30.3 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 26022501 | 44.2 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 26022301 | 14.5 ppb |
2014-05-14 | 26022101 | 53.3 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26597601 | 51.9 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26595801 | 44.2 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26595901 | 37.6 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26597301 | 49.6 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26597201 | 49.9 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26598801 | 49.0 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26598201 | 19.7 ppb |
2014-08-04 | 26596401 | 50.8 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26597401 | 14.8 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26180101 | 60.1 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26180001 | 58.4 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26596501 | 48.6 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26597501 | 49.5 ppb |
2014-08-05 | 26598501 | 40.1 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27407001 | 30.9 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27404101 | 27.8 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27777601 | 28.1 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27407301 | 32.2 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27406601 | 10.9 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27406001 | 27.9 ppb |
2014-11-03 | 27404901 | 29.6 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27405901 | 12.0 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27404301 | 19.9 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27404801 | 42.3 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27404201 | 46.4 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27405701 | 37.8 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27405001 | 27.5 ppb |
2014-11-04 | 27406901 | 21.5 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28097301 | 10.3 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28092801 | 18.0 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28093901 | 11.9 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28092901 | 10.7 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28095801 | 10.1 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28098001 | 8.80 ppb |
2015-02-02 | 28094201 | 10.9 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28096001 | 4.30 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28093001 | 6.60 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28095601 | 11.3 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28094301 | 11.4 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28096801 | 1.80 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28096101 | 11.6 ppb |
2015-02-03 | 28097201 | 6.00 ppb |
2015-05-05 | 29049301 | 10.6 ppb |
2015-05-05 | 29047301 | 11.2 ppb |
2015-05-05 | 29049101 | 19.0 ppb |
2015-05-05 | 29050501 | 14.7 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29050601 | 21.1 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29047101 | 17.2 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29048001 | 20.2 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29047201 | 22.8 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29049201 | 19.2 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29048301 | 20.3 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29051001 | 18.8 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29049401 | 18.6 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 29048201 | 19.8 ppb |
2015-05-08 | 29050001 | 8.10 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30036501 | 23.5 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30033701 | 15.2 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30034201 | 26.5 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30035201 | 23.6 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30036101 | 7.90 ppb |
2015-08-04 | 30036401 | 15.9 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30035401 | 24.9 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30033501 | 14.2 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30033601 | 23.8 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30035301 | 26.9 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30034501 | 23.8 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30036801 | 23.7 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30035501 | 18.6 ppb |
2015-08-05 | 30034401 | 24.1 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30727001 | 46.1 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30725301 | 28.5 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30726801 | 50.1 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30726101 | 52.7 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30727101 | 48.3 ppb |
2015-11-03 | 30728001 | 29.6 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30728101 | 44.6 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30725101 | 25.3 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30725801 | 47.6 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30725201 | 36.5 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30728401 | 53.6 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30727701 | 45.5 ppb |
2015-11-04 | 30726001 | 46.8 ppb |
2015-11-05 | 30726901 | 46.9 ppb |
2016-02-02 | 31362301 | 8.60 ppb |
2016-02-02 | 31359301 | 1.20 ppb |
2016-02-02 | 31362001 | 10.4 ppb |
2016-02-02 | 31360701 | 10.2 ppb |
2016-02-02 | 31363501 | 3.80 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31363601 | 10.8 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31359101 | 9.00 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31360201 | 11.1 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31359201 | 11.7 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31359001 | 9.50 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31364301 | 10.3 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31363101 | 2.50 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31362401 | 10.3 ppb |
2016-02-03 | 31360601 | 11.5 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32062401 | 10.3 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32063101 | 22.4 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32062101 | 19.5 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32064201 | 25.2 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32065001 | 6.50 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32063301 | 22.3 ppb |
2016-05-03 | 32065501 | 12.7 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32064301 | 19.8 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32065601 | 23.8 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32062201 | 17.6 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32062301 | 23.4 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32063401 | 24.5 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32066101 | 24.3 ppb |
2016-05-04 | 32064401 | 23.2 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33092701 | 66.2 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33091101 | 43.4 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33091601 | 49.5 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33090801 | 62.0 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33091901 | 68.7 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33092801 | 73.7 ppb |
2016-08-02 | 33093701 | 41.0 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33093801 | 53.0 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33090901 | 40.3 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33091001 | 47.8 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33092601 | 54.1 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33094101 | 59.2 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33093401 | 21.0 ppb |
2016-08-03 | 33091801 | 56.3 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33934401 | 9.20 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33930101 | 11.7 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33929801 | 15.9 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33934301 | 18.1 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33933601 | 17.3 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33934501 | 18.0 ppb |
2016-11-01 | 33935401 | 14.6 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33935501 | 18.0 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33929901 | 4.60 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33933301 | 16.4 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33930001 | 14.4 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33936201 | 17.8 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33935101 | 6.70 ppb |
2016-11-02 | 33933501 | 20.9 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34785601 | 23.2 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34773101 | 8.00 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34773001 | 21.9 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34777601 | 23.2 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34786701 | 24.0 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34785101 | 7.90 ppb |
2017-02-01 | 34775801 | 23.8 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34777901 | 21.1 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34773301 | 9.20 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34775401 | 22.9 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34773201 | 20.1 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34775901 | 18.0 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34778001 | 19.9 ppb |
2017-02-02 | 34785501 | 12.6 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35634701 | 20.9 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35634601 | 55.3 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35649301 | 46.0 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35647601 | 20.4 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35639801 | 43.1 ppb |
2017-05-01 | 35638601 | 47.5 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35639701 | 28.0 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35648301 | 43.6 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35634901 | 18.8 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35638501 | 51.7 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35634801 | 43.0 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35639601 | 51.8 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35638701 | 46.2 ppb |
2017-05-02 | 35648201 | 19.9 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36871301 | 19.9 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36871201 | 32.3 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36882801 | 41.5 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36881601 | 13.6 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36874201 | 38.8 ppb |
2017-08-01 | 36873101 | 39.4 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36874101 | 30.6 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36882101 | 39.0 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36871501 | 24.1 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36872801 | 48.1 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36871401 | 47.2 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36874001 | 20.5 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36873201 | 38.3 ppb |
2017-08-02 | 36882001 | 24.1 ppb |
2017-10-06 | 37494101 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 37493301 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 37497401 | 3.80 ppb |
2017-10-06 | 37505401 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 37495401 | 1.000 ppb |
2017-10-06 | 37497601 | ND |
2017-10-09 | 37493101 | 1.60 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37793401 | 26.3 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37782301 | 26.8 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37784001 | 29.5 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37794101 | 21.9 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37792901 | 14.5 ppb |
2017-11-01 | 37784301 | 42.9 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37785301 | 34.0 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37782501 | 27.0 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37782401 | 28.4 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37782201 | 39.1 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37785201 | 47.9 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37784401 | 41.1 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37785401 | 40.8 ppb |
2017-11-02 | 37793301 | 26.2 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38739601 | 5.50 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38734301 | 9.50 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38737401 | 21.7 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38733901 | 14.7 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38739401 | 16.2 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38738001 | 14.9 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38739701 | 15.0 ppb |
2018-02-01 | 38741801 | 9.40 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38741901 | 17.4 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38734101 | 10.00 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38734201 | 22.3 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38743001 | 15.4 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38741301 | 5.90 ppb |
2018-02-02 | 38737901 | 13.9 ppb |
2018-03-05 | 38954201 | ND |
2018-04-05 | 39273301 | ND |
2018-05-01 | 39569901 | 6.80 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39566601 | 19.3 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39566301 | 49.3 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39569801 | 49.8 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39570001 | 53.0 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39568801 | 45.7 ppb |
2018-05-01 | 39572101 | 13.8 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39572201 | 43.3 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39566401 | 19.7 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39568501 | 54.7 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39566501 | 52.5 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39568901 | 43.5 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39573101 | 48.4 ppb |
2018-05-02 | 39571501 | 10.6 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40753101 | 73.6 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40747901 | 53.8 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40748101 | 43.9 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40751901 | 76.9 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40751101 | 66.6 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40754401 | 82.5 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40752601 | 25.8 ppb |
2018-08-01 | 40751001 | 74.5 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40752001 | 14.3 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40750701 | 91.6 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40748001 | 101.6 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40747801 | 63.5 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40752101 | 73.2 ppb |
2018-08-02 | 40753001 | 40.7 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42077701 | 20.6 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42072301 | 19.0 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42072501 | 18.0 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42075101 | 24.4 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42072401 | 21.4 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42076301 | 23.3 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42075501 | 22.6 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42078001 | 28.6 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42077201 | 7.40 ppb |
2018-11-01 | 42075401 | 20.8 ppb |
2018-11-02 | 42076401 | 5.80 ppb |
2018-11-02 | 42072201 | 30.3 ppb |
2018-11-02 | 42076501 | 22.1 ppb |
2018-11-02 | 42077601 | 19.0 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43052201 | 9.20 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43051801 | 6.40 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43052301 | 9.70 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43052801 | 10.00 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43052701 | 8.60 ppb |
2019-02-04 | 43052601 | 9.60 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43052101 | 1.20 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43055201 | 8.40 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43055101 | 13.1 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43055401 | 12.8 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43052001 | 11.9 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43052501 | 9.10 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43051901 | 3.30 ppb |
2019-02-05 | 43052401 | 6.30 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44254801 | 28.4 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44252901 | 19.7 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44253001 | 27.3 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44253501 | 24.3 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44253401 | 25.9 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44253301 | 23.9 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 44253101 | 21.0 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44252801 | 15.7 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44252501 | 21.9 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44254701 | 32.0 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44255001 | 26.6 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44252701 | 26.8 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 44253201 | 37.8 ppb |
2019-05-29 | 44941901 | 13.1 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922401 | 51.7 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922201 | 32.4 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922101 | 53.4 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922701 | 53.9 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922001 | 51.7 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45921901 | 51.2 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45921801 | 53.3 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45921701 | 61.7 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45920201 | 23.5 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45920001 | 59.6 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45919901 | 53.1 ppb |
2019-08-13 | 45922601 | 34.7 ppb |
2019-08-14 | 45922501 | 27.6 ppb |
2019-08-14 | 45922301 | 54.3 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 47258901 | 26.9 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 47258701 | 51.0 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 47258301 | 46.3 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 47257901 | 46.6 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 47257801 | 38.0 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47259101 | 10.7 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47258801 | 18.9 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47259301 | 44.9 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47258601 | 22.3 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47258501 | 36.8 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47258401 | 22.6 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47258001 | 13.6 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 47259201 | 21.0 ppb |
2019-11-06 | 47259001 | 26.9 ppb |