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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Miller Colony

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
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
2014-03-05H14030067-001DND
2014-03-05H14030067-002AND
2015-03-05H15030077-001BND
2016-05-11H16050220-001AND
2017-09-20H17090416-001AND
2018-03-13H18030206-001DND
2018-03-13H18030206-002DND
2018-04-10H18040207-001AND
2018-04-10H18040207-002AND