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Chloromethane

Scottville, City of

NOTE: Scottville, City of purchases water from Ludington, City of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Ludington, City of.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND90ND
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: Scottville, City of purchases water from Ludington, City of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Ludington, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12LLH65385ND
2018-05-15LLH80829ND
2018-08-07LLH97644ND
2018-11-13LLI15460ND
2018-11-29LLI17188ND
2019-02-13LLI25478ND
2019-05-08LLI37075ND
2019-08-07LLI55024ND
2019-09-04LLI61615ND
2019-11-06LLI75691ND