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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Florence

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
2014ND50ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-05-27AD40319ND
2014-05-27AD40317ND
2014-10-08201410100223AMND
2014-10-08201410100325AMND
2014-10-08201410100250AMND
2015-01-07201501090494AMND
2015-03-17AD53072ND
2015-04-08201504100151AMND
2015-04-08201504100192AMND
2015-04-08201504100144AMND
2015-07-08201507100344AMND
2015-09-29201508180078AMND
2016-03-29AD73329ND
2016-03-29AD73324ND
2016-03-29AD73326ND
2016-03-29AD73332ND
2016-03-29AD73330ND
2016-03-29AD73331ND
2016-03-29AD73328ND
2016-05-26AD76537ND
2016-05-26AD76536ND
2017-02-01AD89158ND
2018-01-30AE06829ND
2019-01-15AE24119ND