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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Kinston

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.

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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND280ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-11201403120548AMND
2014-03-11201403120612AMND
2014-03-11201403120554AMND
2014-03-11201403120513AMND
2014-03-11201403120567AMND
2014-03-11201403120527AMND
2014-03-11201403120574AMND
2014-03-11201403120362AMND
2014-03-11201403120353AMND
2014-03-11201403120765AMND
2014-03-11201403120519AMND
2014-03-11201403120517AMND
2014-03-11201403121109AMND
2014-06-17201406180543AMND
2014-09-09201409100946AMND
2014-09-09201409100894AMND
2014-09-09201409100943AMND
2014-09-09201409100873AMND
2014-09-09201409100890AMND
2014-09-09201409101012AMND
2014-09-09201409100998AMND
2014-09-09201409100877AMND
2014-09-09201409101004AMND
2014-09-09201409100892AMND
2014-09-09201409101014AMND
2014-09-09201409101008AMND
2014-09-09201409100795AMND
2014-12-03201412040495AMND