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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Colbert County Rural Water System

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND200ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-06-16200398145ND
2014-06-16200398140ND
2014-06-16200398144ND
2014-06-16200398139ND
2014-06-16200398141ND
2014-06-16200398142ND
2014-06-16200398143ND
2014-09-16200404613ND
2014-09-16200404611ND
2014-09-16200404612ND
2014-09-29200405290ND
2014-09-29200405291ND
2014-09-29200405289ND
2014-12-10200409423ND
2014-12-10200409426ND
2014-12-10200409427ND
2014-12-10200409428ND
2014-12-10200409422ND
2014-12-10200409424ND
2014-12-10200409425ND
2015-03-23200414117ND
2015-03-23200414121ND
2015-03-23200414118ND
2015-03-23200414119AND
2015-03-23200414120ND
2015-03-23200414122ND
2015-05-12AD08093ND
2019-05-15L1098960-01ND
2019-07-30L1123932-01ND
2019-10-09L1147889-01ND