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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

Russells Point Village Public Water System

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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
20191.20 ppb220.500 ppb - 1.90 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
2014-03-11A140120015ND
2014-03-11A140098012ND
2014-06-09A140205105ND
2014-06-09A140202663ND
2014-09-09A140242135ND
2014-09-09A140240455ND
2014-12-10A140216874ND
2014-12-10A140216934ND
2015-03-11A150216873ND
2015-03-11A150216932ND
2015-06-10A150217137ND
2015-06-10A150217138ND
2015-09-10A150304230ND
2015-09-10A150304231ND
2015-12-10A150311254ND
2015-12-10A150311255ND
2016-03-10A160374756ND
2016-03-10A160374754ND
2016-06-08A160304223ND
2016-06-08A160304224ND
2016-09-13A160304222ND
2016-09-13A160304235ND
2017-09-11A170304221ND
2017-09-11A170304233ND
2018-09-10A180570813ND
2018-09-10A180605856ND
2019-08-209H03026-011.90 ppb
2019-08-309H04815-010.500 ppb