Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Chloroform in Cambridge, MA tap water
Cambridge, MA's 2024 Chloroform measurement is below the federal limit of 70 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–4.1 mg/L | 70 mg/L MCL |
Average Average Level Found | 1.7 mg/L | 70 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chloroform
A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.
A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.
How Cambridge, MA compares
1 of the 56 systems measuring Chloroform on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chloroform:
People also ask
+Is there Chloroform in Cambridge, MA tap water?
Yes — Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 1.7 mg/L. Cambridge, MA's 2024 Chloroform measurement is below the federal limit of 70 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chloroform in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chloroform is 70 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chloroform?
A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water. A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chloroform over the federal limit?
1 of the 56 systems on The Water Map measuring Chloroform report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA.
+Where does this Chloroform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chloroform entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cambridge, MA 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/ma/cambridge/2024/source.