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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Aqua Ohio Inc. - Mentor

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.

 

189

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

11

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND330ND
2015ND330ND
20160.0182 ppb331ND - 0.600 ppb
20170.294 ppb3317ND - 0.800 ppb
20180.0636 ppb334ND - 0.600 ppb
20190.0417 ppb242ND - 0.500 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
2014-01-08AE20363ND
2014-01-08AE20364ND
2014-01-08AE20365ND
2014-01-08AE20366ND
2014-01-08AE20367ND
2014-01-08AE20368ND
2014-01-08AE20369ND
2014-01-08AE20370ND
2014-03-04AE26233ND
2014-04-08AE29320ND
2014-04-08AE29321ND
2014-04-08AE29322ND
2014-04-08AE29323ND
2014-04-08AE29324ND
2014-04-08AE29325ND
2014-04-08AE29326ND
2014-04-08AE29327ND
2014-07-08AE39802ND
2014-07-08AE39803ND
2014-07-08AE39804ND
2014-07-08AE39805ND
2014-07-08AE39806ND
2014-07-08AE39807ND
2014-07-08AE39808ND
2014-07-08AE39809ND
2014-10-08AE52558ND
2014-10-08AE52560ND
2014-10-08AE52561ND
2014-10-08AE52562ND
2014-10-08AE52563ND
2014-10-08AE52564ND
2014-10-08AE52565ND
2014-10-08AE52559ND
2015-01-08AE62236ND
2015-01-08AE62237ND
2015-01-08AE62238ND
2015-01-08AE62239ND
2015-01-08AE62240ND
2015-01-08AE62241ND
2015-01-08AE62242ND
2015-01-08AE62243ND
2015-02-10AE65618ND
2015-04-08AE71819ND
2015-04-08AE71820ND
2015-04-08AE71821ND
2015-04-08AE71822ND
2015-04-08AE71823ND
2015-04-08AE71824ND
2015-04-08AE71825ND
2015-04-08AE71826ND
2015-07-08AE82915ND
2015-07-08AE82916ND
2015-07-08AE82917ND
2015-07-08AE82918ND
2015-07-08AE82919ND
2015-07-08AE82920ND
2015-07-08AE82921ND
2015-07-08AE82922ND
2015-10-08AE95154ND
2015-10-08AE95155ND
2015-10-08AE95156ND
2015-10-08AE95157ND
2015-10-08AE95158ND
2015-10-08AE95159ND
2015-10-08AE95160ND
2015-10-08AE95161ND
2016-01-10AF04750ND
2016-01-10AF04751ND
2016-01-10AF04752ND
2016-01-10AF04753ND
2016-01-10AF04754ND
2016-01-10AF04755ND
2016-01-10AF04756ND
2016-01-10AF04757ND
2016-02-02AF06944ND
2016-04-11AF12935ND
2016-04-11AF12936ND
2016-04-11AF12937ND
2016-04-11AF12938ND
2016-04-11AF12939ND
2016-04-11AF12940ND
2016-04-11AF12941ND
2016-04-11AF12942ND
2016-07-11AF21756ND
2016-07-11AF21757ND
2016-07-11AF21758ND
2016-07-11AF21759ND
2016-07-11AF21760ND
2016-07-11AF21761ND
2016-07-11AF21762ND
2016-07-11AF21763ND
2016-10-10AF324790.600 ppb
2016-10-10AF32480ND
2016-10-10AF32481ND
2016-10-10AF32482ND
2016-10-10AF32483ND
2016-10-10AF32484ND
2016-10-10AF32485ND
2016-10-10AF32486ND
2017-01-09AF40317ND
2017-01-09AF403180.500 ppb
2017-01-09AF40319ND
2017-01-09AF40320ND
2017-01-09AF403210.500 ppb
2017-01-09AF403220.500 ppb
2017-01-09AF40323ND
2017-01-09AF403240.500 ppb
2017-01-17AF41182ND
2017-04-10AF48126ND
2017-04-10AF48127ND
2017-04-10AF48128ND
2017-04-10AF48129ND
2017-04-10AF48130ND
2017-04-10AF481310.500 ppb
2017-04-10AF48132ND
2017-04-10AF48133ND
2017-07-10AF567750.800 ppb
2017-07-10AF56776ND
2017-07-10AF567770.600 ppb
2017-07-10AF567780.600 ppb
2017-07-10AF56779ND
2017-07-10AF56780ND
2017-07-10AF56781ND
2017-07-10AF567820.500 ppb
2017-10-09AF660890.600 ppb
2017-10-09AF660900.600 ppb
2017-10-09AF660910.600 ppb
2017-10-09AF660920.500 ppb
2017-10-09AF660960.600 ppb
2017-10-09AF660970.600 ppb
2017-10-09AF660980.500 ppb
2017-10-09AF660990.700 ppb
2018-01-08AF73178ND
2018-01-08AF73179ND
2018-01-08AF73180ND
2018-01-08AF73181ND
2018-01-08AF73182ND
2018-01-08AF73183ND
2018-01-08AF73184ND
2018-01-08AF73185ND
2018-02-05AF75624ND
2018-04-09AF81076ND
2018-04-09AF81077ND
2018-04-09AF81078ND
2018-04-09AF81079ND
2018-04-09AF81080ND
2018-04-09AF81081ND
2018-04-09AF81082ND
2018-04-09AF81083ND
2018-07-09AF89269ND
2018-07-09AF89270ND
2018-07-09AF892710.500 ppb
2018-07-09AF892720.500 ppb
2018-07-09AF89273ND
2018-07-09AF89274ND
2018-07-09AF89275ND
2018-07-09AF892760.500 ppb
2018-10-08AF97931ND
2018-10-08AF97932ND
2018-10-08AF97933ND
2018-10-08AF97934ND
2018-10-08AF97935ND
2018-10-08AF97936ND
2018-10-08AF97937ND
2018-10-08AF979380.600 ppb
2019-01-08AG06019ND
2019-01-08AG06020ND
2019-01-08AG06021ND
2019-01-08AG06022ND
2019-01-08AG06023ND
2019-01-08AG06024ND
2019-01-08AG06025ND
2019-01-08AG06026ND
2019-04-08AG13818ND
2019-04-08AG13819ND
2019-04-08AG13820ND
2019-04-08AG138210.500 ppb
2019-04-08AG138220.500 ppb
2019-04-08AG13823ND
2019-04-08AG13824ND
2019-04-08AG13825ND
2019-07-08AG23544ND
2019-07-08AG23545ND
2019-07-08AG23546ND
2019-07-08AG23547ND
2019-07-08AG23548ND
2019-07-08AG23549ND
2019-07-08AG23550ND
2019-07-08AG23551ND