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Bromoform

Ware Shoals, Town of

NOTE: Ware Shoals, Town of purchases water from Greenwood CPW which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenwood CPW.

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.

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Ware Shoals, Town of purchases water from Greenwood CPW which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenwood CPW.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-058030001-01ND
2018-03-058030001-02ND
2018-03-058030001-03ND
2018-03-058030001-04ND
2018-06-048060001-01ND
2018-06-048060001-02ND
2018-06-048060001-03ND
2018-06-048060001-04ND
2018-09-078090001-02ND
2018-09-078090001-03ND
2018-12-048120001-02ND
2018-12-048120001-01ND
2019-03-149030001-02ND
2019-03-149030001-01ND
2019-06-049060001-01ND
2019-06-049060001-02ND
2019-09-049090001-01ND
2019-09-049090001-02ND
2019-12-049120001-01ND
2019-12-049120001-02ND
2020-03-260030001-02ND
2020-03-260030001-01ND
2020-06-090060001-02ND
2020-06-090060001-01ND
2020-09-090090002-04ND
2020-09-090090002-02ND
2020-09-090090002-01ND
2020-09-090090002-03ND
2020-12-110120001-02ND
2020-12-110120001-01ND
2021-03-111030001-02ND
2021-03-111030001-01ND
2021-06-071060001-01ND
2021-06-071060001-02ND
2021-09-091090001-02ND
2021-09-091090001-01ND
2021-12-101120352-02ND
2021-12-101120352-01ND
2022-03-1122C0001-01ND
2022-03-1122C0001-02ND
2022-06-1022F0001-02ND
2022-06-1022F0001-01ND
2022-09-0122H1434-02ND
2022-09-0122H1434-01ND
2022-12-0622K1348-01ND
2022-12-0622K1348-02ND
2023-03-082230309-05ND
2023-03-082230309-06ND
2023-06-082230609-05ND
2023-06-082230609-06ND
2023-09-052230906-13ND
2023-09-052230906-14ND
2023-12-062231207-06ND
2023-12-062231207-05ND