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Chloromethane

IL American-alpine Heights

NOTE: IL American-alpine Heights purchases water from Orland Park which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Orland Park.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
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

NOTE: IL American-alpine Heights purchases water from Orland Park which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Orland Park.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-04-1021526401ND
2013-07-1022907601ND
2013-10-0923771301ND
2014-01-1524483101ND