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Chloromethane

Hawthorne 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.

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND70ND
2014ND110ND
2015ND90ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND90ND

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
2013-05-22201305230209AMND
2013-05-22201305230216AMND
2013-05-22201305230221AMND
2013-05-22201305230219AMND
2013-11-25201311260132AMND
2013-11-25201311260128AMND
2013-11-25201311260109AMND
2014-01-0724925-3ND
2014-01-1425022-1ND
2014-04-0126079-1ND
2014-04-0126079-3ND
2014-07-0127554-3ND
2014-07-0127554-1ND
2014-07-30201407310091AMND
2014-10-0729298-6ND
2014-10-0729298-3ND
2014-10-0729298-5ND
2014-10-0729298-1ND
2015-01-0630628-1ND
2015-01-0630628-3ND
2015-04-07DWS117-3ND
2015-04-07DWS117-1ND
2015-07-07DWS1055-1ND
2015-07-07DWS1055-3ND
2015-10-06DWSC542-1ND
2015-10-06DWSC542-5ND
2015-10-06DWSC542-3ND
2016-01-04DWSC967-1ND
2016-01-04DWSC967-3ND
2016-04-04DWSC1374-1ND
2016-04-04DWSC1374-3ND
2016-07-05DWSC1763-1ND
2016-07-05DWSC1763-3ND
2016-10-04DWSC2209-3ND
2016-10-04DWSC2209-5ND
2016-10-04DWSC2209-1ND
2017-01-03DWSC2559-3ND
2017-01-03DWSC2559-1ND
2017-04-04DWSC2930-3ND
2017-04-04DWSC2930-1ND
2017-07-05DWSC3427-1ND
2017-07-05DWSC3427-3ND
2017-10-03DWSC4031-6ND
2017-10-03DWSC4031-5ND
2017-10-03DWSC4031-3ND
2017-10-03DWSC4031-1ND
2018-01-02DWSC4530-3ND
2018-01-02DWSC4530-1ND
2018-04-02DWSC5050-3ND
2018-04-02DWSC5050-1ND
2018-07-0218070327-03ND
2018-07-0218070327-01ND
2018-10-0118100403-03ND
2018-10-0118100403-05ND
2018-10-0118100403-01ND
2019-01-0219010305-04ND
2019-01-0219010305-02ND
2019-04-0119040301-02ND
2019-04-0119040301-04ND
2019-07-0119070311-001ND
2019-07-0119070311-004ND
2019-10-0119100203-004ND
2019-10-0119100203-002ND
2019-11-1819112019-006ND