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Chloromethane

Trumbull County - Bazetta/champion

NOTE: Trumbull County - Bazetta/champion purchases water from Warren City PWS which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Warren City PWS.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Trumbull County - Bazetta/champion purchases water from Warren City PWS which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Warren City PWS.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-09201404210161AMND
2014-07-09201407160549AMND
2014-10-30201410310045AMND
2015-01-14201501170028AMND