Table 1

Trihalomethane concentrations in tap water (μg/l) from residences and other locations in Orange County, North Carolina from two data sources

b*n*N*MeanMedianMinMaxSD
*b  =  no. of sampled locations (or households); n  =  no. of measurements per location; N  =  total number of measurements.
†In the three surveys conducted in 1995, measurements were only reported for total trihalomethane levels.
Exposure assessment study (7/94–10/94)
Chloroform173–45662.356.530.214123.1
Bromodichloromethane173–45614.313.49.4119.73.32
Dibromochloromethane173–4563.082.261.485.861.46
Total trihalomethanes173–45679.775.041.716124.0
Exposure assessment study (7/94–4/95)†
Total trihalomethanes176–710771.167.541.716121.7
Routine monitoring data (2/91–11/95)
Chloroform52010046.941.122.412821.0
Bromodichloromethane5201009.388.954.0019.73.07
Dibromochloromethane5201001.481.20<13.700.734
Total trihalomethanes52010057.752.227.414223.3
Routine monitoring data (3/94–11/95)
Chloroform584044.440.723.498.318.5
Bromodichloromethane584010.410.25.6016.12.34
Dibromochloromethane58401.951.80<13.700.697
Total trihalomethanes584056.852.330.611420.3