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Bromoform

Choctaw County Rural Water System & Solid Waste Management District #6

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.350 ppb82ND - 1.72 ppb
2019ND80ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND100ND
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
2018-03-1418034971.72 ppb
2018-03-141803498ND
2018-06-1318064041.08 ppb
2018-06-131806405ND
2018-09-121809410ND
2018-09-121809411ND
2018-12-111812348ND
2018-12-111812347ND
2019-03-131903379ND
2019-03-131903380ND
2019-06-181906652ND
2019-06-181906653ND
2019-09-171909606ND
2019-09-171909605ND
2019-12-111912612ND
2019-12-111912613ND
2020-03-11100279-02ND
2020-03-11100279-01ND
2020-06-08101453-02ND
2020-06-08101453-01ND
2020-09-15102855-02ND
2020-09-15102855-01ND
2021-01-13104464-02ND
2021-01-13104464-01ND
2021-03-10105375-02ND
2021-03-10105375-01ND
2021-06-08106681-01ND
2021-06-08106681-02ND
2021-09-14108214-01ND
2021-09-14108214-02ND
2021-12-15109502-02ND
2021-12-15109502-01ND
2022-03-15110761-01ND
2022-03-15110761-02ND
2022-06-15112075-01ND
2022-06-15112075-02ND
2022-10-26114056-01ND
2022-10-26114056-02ND
2022-12-14114735-02ND
2022-12-14114735-01ND
2023-03-07115885-01ND
2023-03-08115885-02ND
2023-06-14117497-01ND
2023-06-14117497-02ND
2023-10-05119298-01ND
2023-10-05119298-02ND
2023-12-13120344-01ND
2023-12-13120344-02ND