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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Meadow District

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND50ND
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
2014-06-30S504511ND
2014-07-24L5171754-3ND
2014-07-24L5171754-2ND
2014-08-25S479228ND
2014-08-25S479187ND
2014-10-24S251490ND
2015-01-22S588750ND
2015-08-12S612424ND
2015-08-12S612423ND
2015-10-20S614748ND
2016-03-01S659176ND
2016-08-17S670377ND
2016-08-17S670376ND
2017-01-25S670508ND
2017-07-25S730815ND
2017-07-25S679349ND
2017-08-29S730913ND
2017-08-29S730909ND
2018-08-30S812183ND
2018-08-30S812179ND
2018-11-09S812573ND
2019-08-01S898798ND
2019-08-01S898802ND