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Chloromethane

Nashville, Town of

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-08-1935105304001AMND
2013-08-1935105304003AMND
2013-11-0435114941003AMND
2013-11-0435114941001AMND
2014-02-0335125057003AMND
2014-02-0335125057001AMND
2014-05-0535136886003AMND
2014-05-0535136886001AMND