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Chloromethane

Hubbard Hill Apartments

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-10-25CB82896VOC1ND
2018-10-25CB82896ND
2019-01-09CC26666ND
2019-03-12CC66559ND
2019-05-30CD24263ND
2019-07-23CD63646ND
2019-12-12CE87153ND
2020-01-09CF10126ND
2020-05-11CF93021ND
2020-08-25CG61944ND
2021-01-13CH46248ND
2022-04-19CL12397ND
2023-05-02CN96368ND