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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Rockwood Meadows

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
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 Result
2015-09-23ND
2015-09-23ND
2015-09-23ND
2015-11-18ND
2015-11-18ND
2016-02-03ND
2016-02-03ND
2016-04-06ND
2016-04-06ND
2016-07-25ND
2017-07-12ND
2017-07-12ND
2017-07-12ND
2018-09-17ND
2018-09-17ND
2018-09-17ND
2019-08-07ND
2019-08-07ND
2019-08-07ND