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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Lower Big Blue NRD - Wymore

NOTE: Lower Big Blue NRD - Wymore purchases water from Wymore, City of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Wymore, City of.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
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

NOTE: Lower Big Blue NRD - Wymore purchases water from Wymore, City of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Wymore, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-04314731ND
2014-11-03328642ND
2015-01-05343350ND
2015-04-06353646ND
2015-07-13371260ND
2015-10-05392004ND
2016-01-19ND
2016-04-04ND
2016-07-25ND
2016-12-05ND