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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Tempe

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND120ND
2014ND120ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
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

Date Lab ID Result
2013-07-16201307160353AMND
2013-07-16201307160357AMND
2013-07-16201307160355AMND
2013-07-16201307160361AMND
2013-07-16201307160359AMND
2013-07-16201307160363AMND
2013-07-17201307170522AMND
2013-07-31201307310417AMND
2013-08-08201308080401AMND
2013-08-08201308080403AMND
2013-10-22201310220315AMND
2013-10-22201310220313AMND
2014-01-02201401020139AMND
2014-01-14201401140317AMND
2014-01-14201401140337AMND
2014-01-14201401140309AMND
2014-01-14201401140313AMND
2014-01-14201401140311AMND
2014-01-14201401140307AMND
2014-01-14201401140315AMND
2014-01-15201401150506AMND
2014-01-15201401150504AMND
2014-04-23201404230516AMND
2014-04-28201404300409AMND