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Chloromethane

Connecticut Water Company - Northern Region-Western 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.

 

49

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND130ND
2014ND130ND
20150.0714 ppb71ND - 0.500 ppb
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
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
2013-06-13201306140131AMND
2013-06-13201306140129AMND
2013-06-17201306180160AMND
2013-06-17201306180139AMND
2013-06-17201306180145AMND
2013-06-17201306180153AMND
2013-09-09201309100270AMND
2013-12-02201312030327AMND
2013-12-02201312030340AMND
2013-12-02201312030338AMND
2013-12-03201312040752AMND
2013-12-19201312200107AMND
2013-12-19201312200095AMND
2014-01-24BG03077VOC1ND
2014-01-29BG04659VOC1ND
2014-02-07BG08003VOC1ND
2014-03-17201403180213AMND
2014-04-03BG27981VOC1ND
2014-04-094561VOC1ND
2014-05-21BG47680VOC1ND
2014-06-04BG53346VOC1ND
2014-06-06BG54002VOC1ND
2014-06-17BG60666VOC1ND
2014-06-19BG62968VOC1ND
2014-07-11BG73249VOC1ND
2014-11-21BH44966VOC1ND
2015-01-20BH64902VOC10.500 ppb
2015-03-06BH80296VOC1ND
2015-04-29BJ09906VOC1ND
2015-04-30BJ10443VOC1ND
2015-07-01BJ40227VOC1ND
2015-07-02BJ41078VOC1ND
2015-07-30BJ65812VOC1ND
2016-01-12BK51386VOC1ND
2016-01-15BK53768VOC1ND
2016-05-25BN40000VOC1ND
2016-06-09BN51878VOC1ND
2016-07-15BN73865VOC1ND
2017-02-08BX57435VOC1ND
2017-03-03BX79851VOC1ND
2017-03-03BX79849VOC1ND
2017-04-21BY07962VOC1ND
2017-06-01BY32099VOC1ND
2017-07-07BY54441VOC1ND
2018-01-23BZ78888VOC1ND
2018-01-31BZ82950VOC1ND
2018-07-13CA89901ND
2019-01-02VOC1 200517309ND
2019-03-15VOC1 200524883ND