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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Hinesville

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-19771440-10780ND
2014-02-19771428-10780ND
2014-08-26813574-12189ND
2014-08-26813576-12189ND
2015-08-24AI87419ND
2015-08-24AI87420ND
2015-08-24AI87421ND
2015-08-24AI87422ND
2018-12-19AK08475ND
2018-12-19AK08476ND
2018-12-19AK08477ND
2019-02-14AK11367ND