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Chloromethane

Fridley

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND30ND
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2013-10-311056611003ND
2013-10-311056611009ND
2013-10-311056611006ND
2014-04-162002216006ND
2014-04-162002216003ND
2014-04-162002216009ND
2018-11-2818K1046-02ND
2020-01-2720A1007-01ND
2020-06-1620F1254-01ND
2020-09-0120I0064-01ND
2021-11-2321K1267-03ND
2021-11-2321K1264-01ND
2022-01-3122A1136-01ND
2022-03-0322C0143-01ND
2022-04-1522D0801-01ND
2023-06-0123F0145-01ND
2023-06-0123F0145-02ND
2023-08-1723H2067-01ND