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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Crawford

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND50ND
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
2014-04-30AI39283ND
2014-11-03AI58821ND
2015-01-27AI63563ND
2015-01-27AI63562ND
2015-04-27AI75660ND
2015-08-04AI85416ND
2015-08-04AI85415ND
2015-08-04AI85414ND
2016-04-12AJ09952ND
2017-06-07AJ57016ND
2018-05-08AJ89023ND
2018-05-08AJ89022ND
2018-06-25AJ92363ND
2018-06-25AJ92362ND
2018-11-05AK05285ND
2019-01-30AK10248ND
2019-01-30AK10247ND
2019-04-16AK15334ND