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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Kimzey Regional Water District

Chloromethane is an industrial solvent, aerosol propellant and a refrigerant. It also forms as a byproduct of water disinfection. The EPA classifies chloromethane as possibly carcinogenic to humans.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 2.69 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 2.69 ppb for chloromethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-1714079002301ND
2014-11-1714324002501ND
2015-01-2615029005201ND
2015-10-0715282003501ND
2016-01-0716008011909ND
2016-01-2516028002509ND
2016-11-2216327002701ND
2017-01-0317005010801ND
2017-10-0217278007901ND
2018-01-2318025001601ND
2018-10-0318277014001ND
2019-01-0819010004909ND
2019-10-0319277000901ND
2019-11-1819324000101ND