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Chloromethane

Hampton

NOTE: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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

NOTE: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-03-132793105ND
2013-03-132793060ND
2013-06-172843513ND
2013-06-172843594ND
2013-09-162897832ND
2013-09-162897811ND
2013-12-192949797ND
2013-12-192949384ND
2018-04-03AJ86740ND
2018-04-03AJ86739ND
2019-05-02AK16199ND
2019-05-02AK16198ND
2020-02-05AK40836ND
2020-02-05AK40835ND
2021-03-03AK70504ND
2021-03-03AK70503ND
2022-03-10AK96918ND
2022-03-10AK96917ND
2023-04-11AL29050ND
2023-04-11AL29051ND