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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Mountain Home Waterworks

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND30ND
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND

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
2013-04-10O131010001ND
2013-07-09O131910002ND
2013-10-09O132830010ND
2014-01-15O140160042ND
2014-03-1114072006502ND
2015-02-2415057000309ND
2016-01-2616029002302ND
2017-01-2317026000501ND
2017-04-0417095001102ND
2017-07-0417187008501ND
2017-10-0317278012701ND
2018-01-0918010003109ND
2018-04-0318094001809ND
2018-07-0218186010201ND
2019-01-0919010011302ND