Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Paw Blue Mountain Division

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.

 

98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND180ND
2021ND160ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND160ND

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
2018-02-0938540101ND
2018-02-0938540001ND
2018-02-0938539601ND
2018-02-0938540201ND
2018-05-0939387101ND
2018-05-0939386701ND
2018-05-0939387201ND
2018-05-0939387301ND
2018-08-0940645501ND
2018-08-0940645101ND
2018-08-0940645601ND
2018-08-0940645701ND
2018-11-0941766101ND
2018-11-0941765901ND
2018-11-0941766001ND
2018-11-0941765801ND
2019-02-1342853801ND
2019-02-1342854001ND
2019-02-1342853901ND
2019-02-1342853701ND
2019-05-0944015701ND
2019-05-1044015901ND
2019-05-1044015801ND
2019-05-1044016001ND
2019-08-0945829601ND
2019-08-0945829801ND
2019-08-0945829701ND
2019-08-0945829901ND
2019-11-1147364701ND
2019-11-1147364601ND
2019-11-1147364401ND
2019-11-1247364501ND
2020-02-10ND
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2020-04-13ND
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2020-05-11ND
2020-05-11ND
2020-05-11ND
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2020-08-11ND
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2020-08-11ND
2020-11-09ND
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2021-02-09ND
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2021-05-10ND
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2023-02-09ND
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2023-08-09ND
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2023-11-09ND
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2023-11-09ND
2023-11-09ND