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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Thompson Hill Water Company - Paula Lane Div

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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
20150.290 ppb42ND - 0.600 ppb
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-02-11BG08703VOC1ND
2014-06-03BG52319VOC1ND
2014-09-11BH12719VOC1ND
2014-12-30BH58133VOC1ND
2015-03-03BH79168VOC10.600 ppb
2015-04-08BJ00131VOC1ND
2015-07-30BJ66360VOC1ND
2015-11-18BK24613VOC10.560 ppb
2016-02-24BK69448VOC1ND
2016-06-01BN45988VOC1ND
2016-09-27BV30079VOC1ND
2016-11-22BV88914VOC1ND
2017-03-20BX90364VOC1ND
2017-06-15BY41567VOC1ND
2017-09-29BZ12028VOC1ND
2017-12-21BZ64560VOC1ND
2018-05-29CA60667VOC1ND
2018-09-20CB36152ND
2019-03-19CC71125ND
2019-08-27CD93686ND
2019-10-28CE51642ND