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Chloromethane

California Water Service Company Oak Hills

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-12-12CA2710019_008_008-201812121546ND
2019-12-19CA2710019_008_008-201912191054ND
2020-09-24CA2710019_008_008-202009241029ND
2020-12-15CA2710019_008_008-202012151046ND
2021-03-09CA2710019_008_008-202103091038ND
2021-06-29CA2710019_001_001-202106291348ND
2021-06-29CA2710019_008_008-202106291156ND
2021-09-14CA2710019_008_008-202109140956ND
2021-09-14CA2710019_003_003-202109140935ND
2021-12-15CA2710019_008_008-202112150944ND
2022-02-22CA2710019_008_008-202202220909ND