Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Conroe Resort

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
20222.40 ppb21ND - 4.80 ppb
20231.83 ppb31ND - 5.50 ppb

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
2018-08-07AE35966ND
2018-08-07AE35978ND
2019-09-24AE84385ND
2019-09-24AE84427ND
2020-08-24AF24845ND
2020-08-24AF24881ND
2021-09-02AF68738ND
2021-11-04AF75769ND
2022-09-28AG152314.80 ppb
2022-12-13AG21655ND
2023-07-19AG49306ND
2023-07-19AG49355ND
2023-07-19AG493595.50 ppb