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Bromoform

Alberta, Town of

NOTE: Alberta, Town of purchases water from Lawrenceville, Town of which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Lawrenceville, Town of.

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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52

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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

NOTE: Alberta, Town of purchases water from Lawrenceville, Town of which is required to test for bromoform. Sample information shown below was taken by Lawrenceville, Town of.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-11E131200274ND
2014-06-03E140202865ND
2014-09-09E140608372ND
2014-12-10E140801147ND
2014-12-10E140801144ND
2014-12-10E140801119ND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-03-11VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-10VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-10VA010-DCLSND
2015-09-09VA010-DCLSND
2015-09-09VA010-DCLSND
2015-12-15VA010-DCLSND
2015-12-15VA010-DCLSND
2015-12-15VA010-DCLSND
2016-03-09E160101126ND
2016-03-09E160101128ND
2016-06-14E160300131ND
2016-06-14E160300133ND
2016-09-14E160502917ND
2016-09-14E160502918ND
2016-12-07E160804095ND
2016-12-13E160804099ND
2016-12-13E160804098ND
2017-03-15E161103603ND
2017-03-15E161103584ND
2017-06-13E170302224ND
2017-06-13E170302229ND
2017-09-13E170604597ND
2017-09-13E170604602ND
2017-12-11E170804957ND
2017-12-12E170804938ND
2017-12-12E170804960ND
2018-03-13E171202429ND
2018-03-13E171202427ND
2018-06-13E180305271ND
2018-06-13E180305273ND
2018-09-12E180603184ND
2018-09-12E180603189ND
2018-12-13E180905208ND
2018-12-13E180905209ND
2018-12-13E180905210ND
2019-03-12E181202481ND
2019-03-12E181202485ND
2019-06-12E190300819ND
2019-06-12E190300820ND
2019-09-11E190600894ND
2019-09-11E190600895ND
2019-12-10E190904196ND
2019-12-23E190904195ND
2019-12-23E190904194ND