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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Aqua Pennsylvania 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.

 

52

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND520ND
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-01-13AD77943ND
2013-01-13AD77949ND
2013-01-13AD77946ND
2013-01-14AD78005ND
2013-01-14AD78008ND
2013-01-14AD78137ND
2013-01-14AD78002ND
2013-01-14AD78140ND
2013-01-14AD78011ND
2013-01-16AD77940ND
2013-01-16AD77952ND
2013-01-18AD78143ND
2013-01-18AD77955ND
2013-01-22AD78014ND
2013-01-24AD79023ND
2013-02-13AD80759ND
2013-02-14AD80780ND
2013-02-21AD80783ND
2013-04-06AD86180ND
2013-04-06AD86192ND
2013-04-06AD86189ND
2013-04-06AD86186ND
2013-04-06AD86195ND
2013-04-06AD86183ND
2013-06-05AD93190ND
2013-06-07AD93747ND
2013-07-20AD99147ND
2013-07-20AD99141ND
2013-07-20AD99144ND
2013-07-20AD99150ND
2013-07-20AD99138ND
2013-07-20AD99153ND
2013-07-30AE00521ND
2013-07-30AE00533ND
2013-07-30AE00527ND
2013-07-30AE00498ND
2013-07-30AE00524ND
2013-07-30AE00530ND
2013-07-30AE00504ND
2013-07-30AE00501ND
2013-07-30AE00495ND
2013-07-31AE00819ND
2013-07-31AE00813ND
2013-07-31AE00816ND
2013-07-31AE00822ND
2013-07-31AE00825ND
2013-10-28AE13131ND
2013-10-28AE13073ND
2013-10-29AE13292ND
2013-10-30AE13442ND
2013-10-30AE13445ND
2013-10-31AE13768ND