Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Keswick Multi Care Center, MD tap water
Keswick Multi Care Center, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum and Yearly Ave | 50–85.4 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Keswick Multi Care Center, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TTHM
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
How Keswick Multi Care Center, MD compares
2 of the 40 MD systems measuring TTHM on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TTHM:
People also ask
+Is there TTHM in Keswick Multi Care Center, MD tap water?
Yes — Keswick Multi Care Center, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 50–85.4 ug/L. Keswick Multi Care Center, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for TTHM in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for TTHM. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is TTHM?
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have TTHM over the federal limit?
2 of the 40 MD systems on The Water Map measuring TTHM report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Freedom District, MD, Brunswick, MD.
+Where does this TTHM measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TTHM entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Keswick Multi Care Center, MD 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/md/keswick-multi-care-center/2024/source.