What is chloroform (CHCl3) a colorless liquid that quickly evaporates into gas. It can harm the eyes, skin, liver, kidneys, and nervous system. What is chloroform can be toxic if inhaled or swallowed. Exposure to what is chloroform may also cause cancer.
What is chloroform is readily absorbed from the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and skin
 What is chloroform undergoes metabolism via an oxidative or a reductive pathway
 What is chloroform mainly excreted via the lungs unchanged or as the main metabolite carbon dioxide
Harmful, irritant and possibly carcinogenic after prolonged exposure
 Acute inhalation of chloroform can cause systemic effects such as excitement, nausea, vomiting followed by dizziness, ataxia and drowsiness. Convulsions, coma
and death may occur following substantial exposures
 Delayed effects of chloroform exposure include renal and hepatic damage (up to 48 hours post exposure)
 Local effects are observed following inhalation (irritation of the nose and throat), ingestion (burning sensation of the mouth and throat), ocular (stinging) and dermal exposure (irritation and redness)
What is chloroform?
What is chloroform a clear liquid with an ether-like odor and a slightly sweet taste. It is a naturally occurring chemical, but most of the chloroform in the environment is man-made. What is chloroform a member of a group of chemicals called "trihalomethanes."

Where is chloroform found?
What is chloroform used to make coolants, as a fumigant for grain, and as a dry cleaning spot remover. It can be formed during the break-down of chlorine-containing compounds, and may be found in small amounts in chlorinated drinking or swimming pool water. Chlorine treatment of drinking water is often necessary to prevent diseases that can be a major cause of illness.

What is chloroform evaporates quickly. Most of the chloroform that ends up in lakes, streams, or soil evaporates into the air. However, chloroform that seeps through soil into groundwater can remain unchanged for many years.
Chloroform exposure
People who work with chloroform are at a greater risk. In general, people may also be exposed by inhaling the chemical as they do laundry or bathe with contaminated water. People can get low level exposure when they use contaminated water for drinking or for preparing food.

What is chloroform can pass through the skin when people handle pure chloroform or products that contain it. For example, touching contaminated soil, or using contaminated water for activities such as bathing, swimming or doing laundry.

What guidelines and regulations are available to protect people from chloroform
No standards exist for regulating the amount of chloroform allowed in the air of homes. We use a formula to convert workplace limits to home limits. Based on the formula, we recommend levels be no higher than 0.2 parts per million (ppm) of chloroform.

Most people can't smell chloroform until levels reach 133,000 ppbv or higher. If you can smell the chemical, the level is too high to be safe.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regulates the amount of chloroform that can be released into outdoor ambient air by industries.

The state groundwater standard for chloroform is 6 parts per billion (ppb). The state and federal drinking water standard for total trihalomethanes in chlorinated, municipal drinking water supplies is 100 ppb. We suggest you stop drinking water that contains more than the standard for your water supply. If levels of chloroform or trihalomethanes are very high in your water, you may also need to avoid washing, bathing, or using the water for other purposes.