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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of West University Place

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND70ND
2014ND10ND
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
2013-04-241304845-001END
2013-04-241304845-005END
2013-04-241304845-003END
2013-07-30Q1304591001ND
2013-10-21Q1309015012ND
2013-10-21Q1309015004ND
2013-10-21Q1309015002ND
2014-01-22Q1401753001ND
2015-01-15AC76486ND
2015-06-02AC94152ND
2016-04-06AD32087ND
2016-04-06AD32079ND
2017-01-23AD66106ND
2017-01-23AD66098ND
2018-01-29AE11064ND
2018-01-29AE11060ND
2019-01-16AE50190ND
2019-01-16AE50188ND