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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Oakdale

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.

 

23

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
2015ND130ND
2016ND60ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2015-01-052047834003ND
2015-01-052047834009ND
2015-01-052047834012ND
2015-01-052047834015ND
2015-01-052047834018ND
2015-01-282051870001ND
2015-05-1815E1325-01ND
2015-07-142083051014ND
2015-07-142083051017ND
2015-07-142083051011ND
2015-07-142083051008ND
2015-07-142083051005ND
2015-07-142083051002ND
2016-07-193497659ND
2016-07-193497668ND
2016-07-193497708ND
2016-07-193497736ND
2016-07-193497755ND
2016-07-193497769ND
2018-08-2918H2504-04ND
2018-11-2818K1049-01ND
2019-09-2419I1346-03ND
2019-09-2419I1346-05ND