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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Gibson Hill Park

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.

 

27

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
2015ND60ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2015-05-15E505E72-2VOCND
2015-05-15E505E72-3VOCND
2015-07-28BJ65003VOC1ND
2015-07-28BJ65002VOC1ND
2015-12-17BK40657VOC1ND
2015-12-17BK40656VOC1ND
2016-01-28BK59083VOC1ND
2016-01-28BK59084VOC1ND
2016-06-23BN62337VOC1ND
2016-06-23BN62336VOC1ND
2016-09-28BV31614VOC1ND
2016-09-28BV31613VOC1ND
2016-10-31BV71657VOC1ND
2016-10-31BV71658VOC1ND
2016-12-28BX13466VOC1ND
2016-12-28BX13465VOC1ND
2017-01-26BX39627VOC1ND
2017-01-26BX39626VOC1ND
2017-06-15BY41546VOC1ND
2017-06-15BY41545VOC1ND
2017-07-25BY72564VOC1ND
2017-07-25BY72563VOC1ND
2017-11-16BZ43705VOC1ND
2017-11-16BZ43704VOC1ND
2018-02-13BZ89012VOC1ND
2018-02-13BZ89013VOC1ND
2019-11-05CE54972ND