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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Farmington

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A

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 Lab ID Result
2014-03-051074704006ND
2014-03-051074704009ND
2014-03-0514C0160-01ND
2014-03-0514C0164-01ND
2014-03-051074704003ND
2014-09-022026820001ND
2014-09-022026820004ND
2014-09-172029864003ND
2015-04-2215D1508-01ND
2015-04-2215D1508-03ND
2016-03-283420914ND
2016-03-283420923ND
2016-03-283420947ND
2016-03-283420958ND
2016-03-283420966ND
2017-02-0117B0071-01ND
2018-01-0318A0035-01ND
2018-01-0318A0035-02ND
2018-01-0318A0035-03ND
2018-01-0318A0035-04ND