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Bromoform

Bryan County Rural Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Management District #2

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.

 

57

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

6

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.439 ppb83ND - 1.31 ppb
2019ND80ND
20200.256 ppb82ND - 1.04 ppb
2021ND170ND
2022ND80ND
20230.218 ppb81ND - 1.74 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.5 ppb for bromoform is based on the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development .

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2418016091.31 ppb
2018-01-241801610ND
2018-04-2518046911.01 ppb
2018-04-251804692ND
2018-07-251807773ND
2018-07-2518077741.19 ppb
2018-10-241810632ND
2018-10-241810631ND
2019-01-231901555ND
2019-01-231901554ND
2019-04-231904628ND
2019-04-231904627ND
2019-07-241907679ND
2019-07-241907678ND
2019-10-231910590ND
2019-10-231910589ND
2020-01-222001558ND
2020-01-222001557ND
2020-04-22100772-01ND
2020-04-22100772-02ND
2020-07-22101975-011.04 ppb
2020-07-22101975-021.01 ppb
2020-10-21103375-02ND
2020-10-21103375-01ND
2021-01-19104541-02ND
2021-01-19104541-01ND
2021-04-21105919-02ND
2021-04-21105919-01ND
2021-07-20107278-09ND
2021-07-20107278-08ND
2021-07-20107278-04ND
2021-07-20107278-05ND
2021-07-20107278-06ND
2021-07-20107278-07ND
2021-07-21107278-01ND
2021-07-21107278-02ND
2021-07-21107277-02ND
2021-07-21107277-01ND
2021-07-21107278-03ND
2021-10-20108716-02ND
2021-10-20108716-01ND
2022-01-19109921-02ND
2022-01-19109921-01ND
2022-04-26111330-02ND
2022-04-26111330-01ND
2022-07-19112532-02ND
2022-07-19112532-01ND
2022-10-18113944-02ND
2022-10-18113944-01ND
2023-01-24115257-011.74 ppb
2023-01-24115257-02ND
2023-04-18116577-01ND
2023-04-18116577-02ND
2023-07-25118129-01ND
2023-07-25118129-02ND
2023-10-24119584-01ND
2023-10-24119584-02ND