Bromoform

Buckeye Water District - Ohio River

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	1.36 ppb	16	14	ND - 2.80 ppb
2015	1.91 ppb	16	16	0.700 ppb - 5.80 ppb
2016	2.01 ppb	16	16	0.600 ppb - 6.00 ppb
2017	0.188 ppb	16	4	ND - 1.000 ppb
2018	0.625 ppb	16	8	ND - 2.10 ppb
2019	0.300 ppb	12	6	ND - 0.700 ppb

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
2014-02-04	14-11398-02	0.600 ppb
2014-02-04	14-11398-01	0.600 ppb
2014-02-05	14-11398-04	0.700 ppb
2014-02-05	14-11398-03	ND
2014-05-06	14-15482-02	0.700 ppb
2014-05-06	14-15482-01	0.700 ppb
2014-05-07	14-15482-04	ND
2014-05-07	14-15482-03	0.800 ppb
2014-08-05	14-20274-02	2.20 ppb
2014-08-05	14-20274-01	2.40 ppb
2014-08-06	14-20274-04	1.70 ppb
2014-08-06	14-20274-03	2.80 ppb
2014-11-04	14-25196-01	2.30 ppb
2014-11-04	14-25196-02	2.30 ppb
2014-11-05	14-25196-03	2.30 ppb
2014-11-05	14-25196-04	1.70 ppb
2015-02-04	15-11338-02	1.10 ppb
2015-02-04	15-11338-03	1.000 ppb
2015-02-04	15-11338-04	0.700 ppb
2015-02-04	15-11338-01	1.10 ppb
2015-05-05	15-15712-02	0.700 ppb
2015-05-05	15-15712-04	0.700 ppb
2015-05-06	15-15712-01	0.800 ppb
2015-05-06	15-15712-03	0.700 ppb
2015-08-05	15-20923-01	1.30 ppb
2015-08-05	15-20923-04	1.20 ppb
2015-08-05	15-20923-03	1.40 ppb
2015-08-05	15-20923-02	1.20 ppb
2015-11-04	15-26241-03	5.40 ppb
2015-11-04	15-26241-02	5.80 ppb
2015-11-04	15-26241-01	2.80 ppb
2015-11-04	15-26241-04	4.60 ppb
2016-02-02	16-11578-02	0.700 ppb
2016-02-02	16-11578-04	0.700 ppb
2016-02-03	16-11578-01	0.600 ppb
2016-02-03	16-11578-03	0.700 ppb
2016-05-04	16-16386-03	1.20 ppb
2016-05-04	16-16386-04	1.20 ppb
2016-05-04	16-16386-02	1.20 ppb
2016-05-04	16-16386-01	1.000 ppb
2016-08-02	16-22201-02	5.50 ppb
2016-08-02	16-22201-04	5.30 ppb
2016-08-03	16-22201-01	4.10 ppb
2016-08-03	16-22201-03	6.00 ppb
2016-11-01	16-28545-04	1.30 ppb
2016-11-01	16-28545-06	0.900 ppb
2016-11-02	16-28545-03	0.800 ppb
2016-11-02	16-28545-05	1.000 ppb
2017-02-01	17-11745-01	ND
2017-02-01	17-11745-04	ND
2017-02-01	17-11745-02	ND
2017-02-01	17-11745-03	ND
2017-05-02	17-17668-02	ND
2017-05-02	17-17668-04	ND
2017-05-03	17-17668-01	ND
2017-05-03	17-17668-03	ND
2017-08-02	17-24333-04	0.500 ppb
2017-08-02	17-24333-03	1.000 ppb
2017-08-02	17-24333-02	0.900 ppb
2017-08-02	17-24333-01	0.600 ppb
2017-11-17	17-32554-01	ND
2017-11-17	17-32554-02	ND
2017-11-17	17-32554-03	ND
2017-11-17	17-32554-04	ND
2018-02-06	18-12740-01	ND
2018-02-06	18-12740-02	ND
2018-02-06	18-12740-03	ND
2018-02-06	18-12740-04	ND
2018-05-01	18-18092-02	ND
2018-05-01	18-18092-01	ND
2018-05-02	18-18092-03	ND
2018-05-02	18-18092-04	ND
2018-08-01	18-25969-01	1.50 ppb
2018-08-01	18-25969-02	2.10 ppb
2018-08-01	18-25969-03	2.00 ppb
2018-08-01	18-25969-04	1.90 ppb
2018-11-06	18-34360-01	0.700 ppb
2018-11-06	18-34360-02	0.600 ppb
2018-11-07	18-34360-03	0.600 ppb
2018-11-07	18-34360-04	0.600 ppb
2019-02-05	19-12459-01	ND
2019-02-05	19-12459-02	ND
2019-02-06	19-12459-03	ND
2019-02-06	19-12459-04	ND
2019-05-01	M19-18573-01	ND
2019-05-01	M19-18573-02	ND
2019-05-01	M19-18573-03	0.500 ppb
2019-05-01	M19-18573-04	0.500 ppb
2019-08-06	19-27015-01	0.600 ppb
2019-08-06	19-27015-02	0.600 ppb
2019-08-07	19-27015-03	0.700 ppb
2019-08-07	19-27015-04	0.700 ppb