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Chloromethane

City of Grand Island

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.

 

60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND220ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-04-08294397ND
2014-04-08294396ND
2014-04-08294395ND
2014-05-19294400ND
2014-05-19294398ND
2014-05-19294399ND
2014-08-25318952ND
2014-08-25318953ND
2014-11-12328541ND
2015-01-13A5A0030-16AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-10AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-13AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-19AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-07AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-04AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-22AND
2015-01-13A5A0030-01AND
2015-04-07353612ND
2015-04-07353610ND
2015-04-07353611ND
2015-07-20375402ND
2015-07-20375403ND
2015-07-22A5F1953-05AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-23AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-17AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-14AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-20AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-11AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-08AND
2015-07-22A5F1953-26AND
2015-10-27391676ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-26ND
2016-07-05ND
2016-07-05ND
2016-10-25ND
2017-04-18ND
2017-04-18ND
2017-04-19ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-04-25ND
2017-07-18ND
2017-07-18ND
2017-10-31ND
2018-05-30555009ND
2018-05-30555010ND
2018-05-30555011ND
2018-07-24563117ND
2018-07-24563118ND
2018-10-16577076ND
2019-04-01603849ND
2019-04-01603850ND
2019-04-01603848ND
2019-04-29604734ND
2019-07-15623627ND
2019-07-15623628ND
2019-10-21638447ND