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Bromoform

Rocky Mount, 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.

 

51

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-02-1318021754-06AND
2018-02-1318021754-04AND
2018-05-0918051655-03AND
2018-05-0918051655-05AND
2018-08-0718081653-04AND
2018-08-0718081653-06AND
2018-08-2918084316-01AND
2018-08-2918084316-03AND
2018-11-0718111281-01AND
2018-11-0718111281-03AND
2019-02-1119021456-04AND
2019-02-1119021456-06AND
2019-05-0719051103-03AND
2019-05-0719051103-04AND
2019-08-0519080727-04AND
2019-08-0519080727-06AND
2019-11-18738749004ND
2019-11-18738749006ND
2020-02-107317523004-TTHMND
2020-02-107317523003-TTHMND
2020-02-247319002002ND
2020-05-117327370004ND
2020-05-11732737003ND
2020-08-107338274006ND
2020-08-107338274004ND
2020-11-097349740006_460165ND
2020-11-097349740004_460165ND
2021-02-087359716004_460165ND
2021-02-087359716003_460165ND
2021-05-107370870003_460165ND
2021-05-107370870005_460165ND
2021-08-117384218006_460165ND
2021-08-117384218004_460165ND
2021-11-10810-8267-4ND
2021-11-10810-8267-2ND
2022-02-212025210-04ND
2022-02-212025210-02ND
2022-05-112054055-01ND
2022-05-112054055-03ND
2022-08-102084897-02ND
2022-08-102084897-04ND
2022-11-092113916-01ND
2022-11-092113916-03ND
2023-02-083023686-01ND
2023-02-083023686-03ND
2023-05-103053983-0BND
2023-05-103053983-0DND
2023-08-093084072-01ND
2023-08-093084072-03ND
2023-11-083113719-01ND
2023-11-083113719-04ND