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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Quail Valley Utility District

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
2013ND60ND
2014ND10ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2013-02-251302823-001DND
2013-02-251302823-003DND
2013-02-281302823-011DND
2013-08-20Q1305805001ND
2013-08-20Q1305805005ND
2013-08-20Q1305805003ND
2014-05-21Q1417154001ND
2015-05-14AC92055ND
2015-05-14AC92057ND
2015-05-14AC92061ND
2015-09-24AD08514ND
2015-09-24AD08496ND
2015-12-10AD16510ND
2015-12-10AD16594ND
2016-04-26AD34204ND
2016-04-26AD34210ND
2016-04-26AD34198ND
2017-03-29AD77452ND
2017-03-29AD77456ND
2017-03-29AD77454ND
2018-02-28AE16061ND
2018-05-29AE27914ND
2018-05-29AE27906ND
2019-03-13AE58247ND
2019-03-13AE58243ND
2019-03-13AE58241ND