Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

City of Aberdeen

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.

 

39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND90ND

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
2018-02-20ND
2018-02-20ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-08-14ND
2018-08-14ND
2019-02-28ND
2019-02-28ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-05-06ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-08-13ND
2019-11-18ND
2019-11-18ND
2021-02-164080617ND
2021-02-164074660ND
2021-05-254126095ND
2021-05-254126096ND
2021-08-314179828ND
2021-08-314179827ND
2021-11-224207545ND
2021-11-224207548ND
2022-02-224249230ND
2022-02-254249228ND
2022-05-174286832ND
2022-05-174286833ND
2022-08-164363947ND
2022-08-164363944ND
2022-11-304384652ND
2022-11-304384653ND
2023-02-214423043ND
2023-02-214423044ND
2023-05-234466302ND
2023-05-234466301ND
2023-08-154516793ND
2023-08-154516792ND
2023-09-194521699ND
2023-11-214555693ND
2023-11-214555692ND