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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Dtma Main System

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND300ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-02-18104900PND
2014-02-18104902PND
2014-02-18104905PND
2014-02-18104906PND
2014-02-18104907PND
2014-02-18104908PND
2014-02-19104910PND
2014-02-19104899PND
2014-02-19104912PND
2014-02-19104911PND
2014-02-19104909PND
2014-02-19104904PND
2014-02-19104903PND
2014-02-19104901PND
2014-05-21106963PND
2014-08-18108938PND
2014-08-18108937PND
2014-08-18108935PND
2014-08-18108930PND
2014-08-18108932PND
2014-08-19108920PND
2014-08-19108936PND
2014-08-19108934PND
2014-08-19108929PND
2014-08-19108928PND
2014-08-19108927PND
2014-08-19108926PND
2014-08-20108933PND
2014-08-20108931PND
2014-11-24109694PND