Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Jacobs Water Supply Corporation Plants 1 & 2

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.

 

60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND100ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND100ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND100ND

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
2018-03-13Q1810106001ND
2018-03-13Q1810106002ND
2018-03-26Q1812037009ND
2018-03-26Q1812037002ND
2018-05-24Q1820945002ND
2018-05-24Q1820945001ND
2018-08-21Q1833619001ND
2018-08-21Q1833619002ND
2018-12-07Q1850383001ND
2018-12-07Q1850383002ND
2019-01-03Q1900175001ND
2019-01-03Q1900175008ND
2019-01-03Q1900175015ND
2019-01-03Q1900175016ND
2019-04-08Q1913998001ND
2019-04-08Q1913998002ND
2019-07-30Q1948594002ND
2019-07-30Q1948594001ND
2019-10-29Q1974612001ND
2019-10-29Q1974612002ND
2020-03-12Q2010437001ND
2020-03-12Q2010437002ND
2020-05-21Q2020366001ND
2020-05-21Q2020366003ND
2020-05-21Q2020366011ND
2020-05-21Q2020366012ND
2020-08-31Q2034599001ND
2020-08-31Q2034599002ND
2020-11-10Q2044344001ND
2020-11-10Q2044344002ND
2021-02-10Q2104190001ND
2021-02-10Q2104190002ND
2021-04-29Q2110987001ND
2021-04-29Q2110987002ND
2021-08-19Q2122592001ND
2021-08-19Q2122592002ND
2021-11-30Q2133011005ND
2021-11-30Q2133011007ND
2021-11-30Q2133011015ND
2021-11-30Q2133011016ND
2022-03-10Q2208342005ND
2022-03-10Q2208342007ND
2022-03-10Q2208342013ND
2022-03-10Q2208342014ND
2022-04-21Q2212202002ND
2022-04-21Q2212202001ND
2022-09-15Q2227709001ND
2022-09-15Q2227709002ND
2022-12-13Q2237295001ND
2022-12-13Q2237295002ND
2023-03-08Q2309128001ND
2023-03-08Q2309128002ND
2023-05-25Q2319669001ND
2023-05-25Q2319669002ND
2023-07-20Q2328746001ND
2023-07-20Q2328746006ND
2023-07-20Q2328746007ND
2023-10-19Q2344964001ND
2023-10-19Q2344964006ND
2023-10-19Q2344964007ND