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Chloromethane

City of Caldwell

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
2015ND130ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-11-24141201001-012ND
2014-11-24141201001-011ND
2014-11-24141201001-007ND
2014-11-24141201004-010ND
2014-11-24141201001-009ND
2014-11-24141201001-008ND
2014-11-24141201004-007ND
2014-11-24141201001-010ND
2014-11-24141201004-008ND
2014-11-25141201004-009ND
2014-11-25141201004-011ND
2014-11-25141201004-006ND
2014-12-01141202018-003ND
2015-05-26150528035-002ND
2015-05-26150528035-003ND
2015-05-26150528035-001ND
2015-05-26150528035-005ND
2015-05-26150528035-008ND
2015-05-27150528035-007ND
2015-05-27150528035-006ND
2015-05-27150528035-009ND
2015-05-27150528035-004ND
2015-05-27150528035-010ND
2015-05-28150529019-003ND
2015-05-28150529019-001ND
2015-05-28150529019-002ND