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Chloromethane

Nevada Village Public Water System

NOTE: Nevada Village Public Water System purchases water from Bucyrus City which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bucyrus City.

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
2013ND20ND
2014ND30ND
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: Nevada Village Public Water System purchases water from Bucyrus City which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bucyrus City.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-08201404100368AMND
2014-07-08201407090665AMND
2014-10-08201410100157AMND
2015-01-14201501170038AMND