Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Bromoform in Bakersfield, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Bromoform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution
0.71875 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
1.9 UG/L
Average
Source water
0.29418604651162794 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
1.6 UG/L

Verbatim from Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromoform

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with liver and kidney effects.

How Bakersfield, City of, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromoform in Bakersfield, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromoform at 0.71875 UG/L. Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Bromoform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Bromoform in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Bromoform. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Bromoform?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Bromoform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromoform entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bakersfield, City of, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/bakersfield/2023/source.

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