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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City Of Gustine

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-01-095810-014-1235ND
2014-04-105810-014-1115ND
2014-10-085810-006-1015ND
2014-10-085810-007-0958ND
2014-10-085810-014-1030ND
2016-07-135810-005-1030ND
2017-10-115810-006-1010ND
2017-10-185810-014-1025ND
2017-10-255810-007-1015ND