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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Meadow Lakes Subdivision

NOTE: Meadow Lakes Subdivision purchases water from Lexington which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lexington.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND10ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND

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

NOTE: Meadow Lakes Subdivision purchases water from Lexington which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lexington.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-13AI26408ND
2015-03-17AI69267ND
2016-03-28AJ08785ND
2016-03-28AJ08786ND
2016-03-28AJ08787ND
2016-03-28AJ08788ND
2016-03-28AJ08789ND
2017-06-06AJ56814ND
2019-07-29AK23758ND
2019-07-29AK23759ND
2019-07-29AK23760ND
2019-07-29AK23761ND