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Chloromethane

Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
20180.300 ppb31ND - 0.900 ppb
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
2014-04-21201404230552AMND
2014-04-21201404230550AMND
2014-04-21201404230548AMND
2014-05-06340507016.4ND
2014-05-06340507010.4ND
2014-05-06340507012.4ND
2014-05-06340507013.4ND
2014-05-07201405080584AMND
2014-07-28340728021ND
2014-10-20201410220406AMND
2014-10-20201410220412AMND
2014-10-20201410220404AMND
2014-10-20201410220408AMND
2014-10-21341021048ND
2015-03-11350312063ND
2015-05-21350522078ND
2015-09-01350901015.2ND
2016-05-18360518018.2ND
2017-04-13370414045ND
2017-06-08370609082.3ND
2017-06-08370609084.3ND
2017-08-03370803042ND
2018-05-17380517171.2ND
2018-05-17380517168.40.900 ppb
2018-08-10380810702ND
2019-07-24390724724ND