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Chloromethane

City of Midlothian

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014ND30ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2013-01-151301337-001DND
2013-04-171304611-001DND
2013-07-24Q1304313001ND
2013-10-02Q1308558001ND
2014-03-11Q1407651002ND
2014-06-04Q1419409005ND
2014-07-30Q1432468007ND
2015-03-19Q1510436010ND
2015-07-22Q1528429002ND
2016-05-18Q1619797001ND
2016-09-02Q1635531002ND
2017-07-11Q1728156006ND
2017-09-28Q1747556002ND
2018-01-25Q1802981014ND
2018-08-31Q1835160001ND
2019-02-12Q1906277003ND
2019-07-25Q1947718001ND