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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Watchtower Bible Tract Society

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND70ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-07-09296535-02POCSND
2014-07-09296534-02 POCSND
2014-07-09296535-06POCND
2014-07-09296534-04POCSND
2014-07-09296535-08POCSND
2014-07-09296535-04POCSND
2014-07-09296534-06POCSND
2015-07-23307161-04POCSND
2015-07-23307162-06ND
2015-07-23307161-02POCSND
2015-07-23307161-06ND
2015-07-23307162-04POCSND
2015-07-23307162-08POCSND
2015-07-23307162-02PIOCSND
2016-07-20317744-04POCSND
2016-07-20317744-06POCSND
2016-07-20317745-06POCSND
2016-07-20317745-04POCSND
2016-07-20317744-02POCSND
2016-07-20317744-08POCSND
2016-07-20317745-02POCSND
2018-07-31420-140368-1POCSND
2019-08-08420-158308-1POCSND
2019-08-08420-158308-4POCSND