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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Hillview Water Co-raymond

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND

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
2015-07-285810-019-1220ND
2015-12-145810-019-0947ND
2016-10-185810-019-1207ND
2017-01-165810-019-1200ND
2017-04-115810-019-1114ND
2018-03-065810-016-0806ND
2018-08-015810-020-1020ND
2018-08-015810-018-1040ND
2018-08-285810-018-1310ND
2018-09-195810-006-0914ND
2018-09-195810-010-0821ND
2018-09-195810-004-0845ND
2018-10-115810-020-1338ND
2018-10-125810-018-1400ND
2019-01-105810-018-1020ND
2019-01-105810-020-0955ND
2019-04-235810-018-1500ND
2019-04-235810-020-1445ND