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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Floyd County

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-03-18AI36204ND
2014-04-09AI37698ND
2015-02-103185179ND
2015-02-103185188ND
2015-02-103185052ND
2015-02-24AI65405ND
2015-02-24AI65404ND
2015-02-24AI65403ND
2015-05-063237568ND
2015-06-03AI78696ND
2015-07-14AI82874ND
2015-08-123299220ND
2015-08-123299909ND
2015-08-123299248ND
2015-10-13AI92694ND
2015-11-043352387ND
2016-01-25AJ04875ND
2016-01-25AJ04874ND
2017-05-09AJ55010ND
2017-05-09AJ55009ND
2018-02-26AJ84509ND
2018-02-26AJ84508ND
2018-02-26AJ84507ND
2018-02-26AJ84506ND
2019-04-03AK14482ND
2019-04-03AK14481ND