Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Town of Mount Jackson

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.

 

31

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-09-04E180608902ND
2018-09-04E180608906ND
2019-09-09E190607228ND
2019-09-09E190607226ND
2020-02-18E191203825ND
2020-02-18E191203827ND
2020-02-18E191203823ND
2020-07-20E200602642ND
2020-07-20E200602644ND
2020-10-26E200902932ND
2020-11-17E201100081ND
2020-11-17E201100079ND
2021-02-08E210102022ND
2021-02-16E201203050ND
2021-02-16E201203045ND
2021-05-18E210402258ND
2021-05-18E210402256ND
2021-05-27E210504305ND
2021-07-12E210603100ND
2021-08-25E210603098ND
2021-08-25E210603099ND
2021-08-30E210804640ND
2021-10-06E210907067ND
2021-10-06E210907066ND
2022-02-08E211203740ND
2022-04-13E220305357ND
2022-07-19E220605190ND
2022-07-19E220605191ND
2023-04-12E230302422ND
2023-07-18E230602231ND
2023-07-18E230602232ND