Bromoform

Golden Hill Water District

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.950 ppb	4	1	ND - 3.80 ppb
2015	ND	4	0	ND
2016	ND	4	0	ND
2017	ND	4	0	ND
2018	ND	4	0	ND
2019	ND	4	0	ND

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
2014-03-11	JH1401787	ND
2014-06-10	JH1403810	ND
2014-09-08	JH1406505	ND
2014-12-17	JH1408922	3.80 ppb
2015-03-20	JH1501750	ND
2015-06-15	JH1503693	ND
2015-09-14	JH1506290	ND
2015-12-07	JH1508298	ND
2016-03-18	S005767-01-LRAA2	ND
2016-06-07	S008074-01THM	ND
2016-09-16	S011373-01-LRAA2	ND
2016-12-27	S014468-01A	ND
2017-03-17	S016596-01	ND
2017-06-26	S019756-01THM	ND
2017-09-25	S022845-01	ND
2017-12-18	S025349-01	ND
2018-03-12	S027303-01A	ND
2018-06-11	S029826-01LRAA2	ND
2018-09-11	S032729-01	ND
2018-12-06	S035256-01-LRAA2	ND
2019-03-01	S037255-01A	ND
2019-06-14	S040106-01-2	ND
2019-09-09	S042545-01B	ND
2019-12-06	S044852-01AB	ND