Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Stringtown Public Works Authority

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-03-071803162ND
2018-03-071803163ND
2018-06-061806130ND
2018-06-061806131ND
2018-09-181809676ND
2018-09-181809677ND
2018-12-051812092ND
2018-12-051812091ND
2019-03-051903113ND
2019-03-051903112ND
2019-06-051906121ND
2019-06-051906122ND
2019-09-031909135ND
2019-09-031909134ND
2019-12-041912062ND
2019-12-041912061ND
2020-03-03100047-02ND
2020-03-03100047-01ND
2020-06-03101298-01ND
2020-06-03101298-02ND
2020-09-02102615-02ND
2020-09-02102615-01ND
2020-12-02103891-02ND
2020-12-02103891-01ND
2021-03-10105349-02ND
2021-03-10105349-01ND
2021-06-16106760-01ND
2021-06-16106760-02ND
2021-09-01107918-01ND
2021-09-01107918-02ND
2021-12-08109340-01ND
2021-12-08109340-02ND
2022-03-23110872-02ND
2022-03-23110872-01ND
2022-06-22112143-01ND
2022-06-22112143-02ND
2022-09-21113522-01ND
2022-09-21113522-02ND
2022-12-21114822-01ND
2022-12-21114822-02ND
2023-03-22116146-01ND
2023-03-22116146-02ND
2023-06-21117571-01ND
2023-06-21117571-02ND
2023-09-20119056-01ND
2023-09-20119056-02ND
2023-12-27120526-01ND
2023-12-27120526-02ND