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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Bell Arthur Water Corporation

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
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
2014-01-06103752PND
2014-01-06103754PND
2014-01-06103755PND
2014-01-08103750PND
2014-01-08103753PND
2014-04-09106581QND
2014-07-07107821PND
2014-07-08107822PND
2014-07-08107824PND
2014-07-09107823PND
2014-07-09107825PND
2014-10-06109435QND