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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

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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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND30ND
20190.167 ppb31ND - 0.500 ppb

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
2014-11-1811191427ND
2016-11-17SH164169ND
2017-12-12SH173083ND
2018-11-27J8K1589-02ND
2018-11-27J8K1589-01ND
2018-11-27SH182701ND
2019-12-1319L0726-02ND
2019-12-1312131911-30.500 ppb
2019-12-1319L0726-01ND