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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Beaumont Place

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2015-08-18AD04564ND
2015-08-18AD04558ND
2016-11-01AD55855ND
2016-11-01AD55859ND
2017-07-31AD91369ND
2017-07-31AD91381ND
2019-09-04AE82049ND
2019-09-04AE82051ND