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Chloromethane

Wildwood City Water Department

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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29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND70ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

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
2014-07-11L5111957-1ND
2014-07-11L5111957-7ND
2014-07-11L5111957-6ND
2014-07-11L5111957-5ND
2014-07-11L5111957-4ND
2014-07-11L5111957-2ND
2014-07-11L5111957-3ND
2014-10-22827414-12729ND
2014-10-22827388-12729ND
2014-10-22827412-12729ND
2014-10-22827386-12729ND
2014-10-22827384-12729ND
2014-10-22827409-12729ND
2014-11-18832177-12883ND
2015-04-22855798-13912ND
2015-04-22855812-13912ND
2015-04-22855804-13912ND
2015-04-22855810-13912ND
2015-04-22855806-13930ND
2015-04-22855802-13912ND
2015-04-22855800-13912ND
2017-08-02L6852952-1ND
2017-08-02L6852952-7ND
2017-08-02L6852952-2ND
2017-08-02L6852952-6ND
2017-08-02L6852952-5ND
2017-08-02L6852952-4ND
2017-08-17L6904491-1ND
2019-06-07L7123243-1ND