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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Bromoform

New Kensington Municipal 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.

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97

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

26

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.500 ppb168ND - 1.000 ppb
20150.688 ppb1610ND - 1.90 ppb
20160.500 ppb164ND - 2.00 ppb
20170.250 ppb164ND - 1.000 ppb
2018ND160ND
2019ND170ND

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
2014-02-12021407941.000 ppb
2014-02-12021407911.000 ppb
2014-02-12021407921.000 ppb
2014-02-12021407931.000 ppb
2014-05-1405140999ND
2014-05-1405141002ND
2014-05-1405141000ND
2014-05-1405141001ND
2014-08-1314082500-001ND
2014-08-1314082500-004ND
2014-08-1314082500-003ND
2014-08-1314082500-002ND
2014-11-12111409701.000 ppb
2014-11-12111409711.000 ppb
2014-11-12111409691.000 ppb
2014-11-12111409681.000 ppb
2015-02-12124657521.000 ppb
2015-02-12124657470.900 ppb
2015-02-12124657371.10 ppb
2015-02-12124657420.600 ppb
2015-05-1312823634ND
2015-05-13128236291.000 ppb
2015-05-1312823619ND
2015-05-13128236241.000 ppb
2015-08-12132074241.90 ppb
2015-08-12132074191.40 ppb
2015-08-12132074141.10 ppb
2015-08-12132074291.000 ppb
2015-11-1213581042ND
2015-11-1213581041ND
2015-11-1213581043ND
2015-11-1213581040ND
2016-02-1513934964ND
2016-02-1513934959ND
2016-02-1513934954ND
2016-02-1513934969ND
2016-05-1614339708ND
2016-05-1614339698ND
2016-05-1614339713ND
2016-05-1614339703ND
2016-08-15148351792.00 ppb
2016-08-15148351802.00 ppb
2016-08-15148351812.00 ppb
2016-08-15148351782.00 ppb
2016-11-1415309129ND
2016-11-1415309128ND
2016-11-1415309127ND
2016-11-1415309130ND
2017-02-1415734063ND
2017-02-1415734069ND
2017-02-1415734057ND
2017-02-1415734075ND
2017-05-1516187145ND
2017-05-1516187151ND
2017-05-1516187139ND
2017-05-1516187157ND
2017-08-15166574261.000 ppb
2017-08-15166574201.000 ppb
2017-08-15166574131.000 ppb
2017-08-15166574321.000 ppb
2017-11-1517101946ND
2017-11-1517101940ND
2017-11-1517101934ND
2017-11-1517101952ND
2018-02-1402181980ND
2018-02-1402181979ND
2018-02-1402181978ND
2018-02-1402181977ND
2018-05-1418E1169-03ND
2018-05-1418E1169-01ND
2018-05-1418E1169-04ND
2018-05-1418E1169-02ND
2018-08-1418H0581-01ND
2018-08-1418H0581-03ND
2018-08-1418H0581-04ND
2018-08-1418H0581-02ND
2018-11-1418K1418-01ND
2018-11-1418K1418-03ND
2018-11-1418K1418-04ND
2018-11-1418K1418-02ND
2019-02-1319B0656-02ND
2019-02-1319B0656-04ND
2019-02-1319B0656-03ND
2019-02-1319B0656-01ND
2019-05-1519E0198-02ND
2019-05-1519E0198-03ND
2019-05-1519E0198-01ND
2019-05-1519E0198-04ND
2019-08-1419H0224-05ND
2019-08-1419H0224-04ND
2019-08-1419H0224-03ND
2019-08-1419H0224-01ND
2019-08-1419H0224-02ND
2019-11-1419K0222-04ND
2019-11-1419K0222-01ND
2019-11-1419K0222-03ND
2019-11-1419K0222-02ND