Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Beverly Beach Improvement Club

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2019-06-12ND
2019-08-12ND
2019-10-07ND
2019-11-18ND
2021-02-174081129ND
2021-08-094154539ND
2021-11-014202696ND
2022-03-234267557ND
2022-05-114286902ND
2022-08-034333130ND
2022-11-024378170ND
2023-02-024414553ND
2023-04-124447734ND
2023-06-154476487ND
2023-10-264543396ND