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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

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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
2013ND10ND
2014ND50ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2013-11-06201311080303AMND
2014-02-05201402070209AMND
2014-05-07201405090515AMND
2014-05-13AD39799ND
2014-05-13AD39842ND
2014-08-20201408230040AMND
2015-05-05AD54896ND
2016-06-15AD77346ND
2016-12-13AD87058ND
2017-04-26AD93225ND
2017-06-15AD96073ND
2018-05-02AE11609ND
2018-06-20AE14002ND
2019-05-16AE30554ND
2019-06-19AE32288ND