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Chloromethane

Bennettsville, City of

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-24201402260641AMND
2014-02-24201402260672AMND
2014-02-24201402270242AMND
2014-05-27201405290478AMND
2014-08-25201408270813AMND
2014-08-25201408270759AMND
2014-08-26201408270787AMND
2014-11-24201411260263AMND
2018-05-03AE11706ND
2019-04-10AE28471ND
2020-04-09AE47132ND
2021-04-08AE63850ND
2022-12-28AE94579ND
2023-07-10AF05050ND
2023-07-10AF05051ND