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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Cassatt Water Kershaw-lee Company RWA

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.

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0433 ppb242ND - 0.750 ppb
2015ND60ND
2016ND150ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-22AD34861ND
2014-01-22AD34862ND
2014-01-22AD34864ND
2014-01-22AD34860ND
2014-04-23AD38843ND
2014-04-23AD38844ND
2014-04-23AD38845ND
2014-05-05201405070305AMND
2014-05-05201405070303AMND
2014-05-05201405070174AMND
2014-05-05201405070358AMND
2014-05-05201405070312AMND
2014-08-04201408060353AMND
2014-08-13AD44048ND
2014-08-13AD44049ND
2014-08-13AD44050ND
2014-10-30AD47415ND
2014-10-30AD47416ND
2014-10-30AD47417ND
2014-11-03201411050426AM0.290 ppb
2014-11-03201411050230AMND
2014-11-03201411050311AMND
2014-11-03201411050539AMND
2014-11-03201411050250AM0.750 ppb
2015-02-02201502040527AMND
2015-02-24AD51935ND
2015-02-24AD51934ND
2015-04-22AD54487ND
2015-09-02AD60323ND
2015-11-20AD66607ND
2016-02-17AD70989ND
2016-04-21AD74637ND
2016-04-21AD74638ND
2016-04-21AD74636ND
2016-04-21AD74639ND
2016-04-25AD74831ND
2016-04-25AD74830ND
2016-04-25AD74829ND
2016-04-25AD74832ND
2016-04-25AD74828ND
2016-05-18AD76189ND
2016-08-03AD80280ND
2016-09-15AD82548ND
2016-09-19AD82888ND
2016-11-01AD85063ND
2017-02-23AD90339ND
2017-05-11AD94311ND
2017-08-17AD99440ND
2017-11-20AE04076ND
2018-03-20AE09637ND
2019-03-27AE27882ND
2019-05-01AE29689ND
2019-08-14AE35358ND
2019-10-02AE38231ND