Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Chloromethane

Bgwc Pollys Circle (sc4660073)

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-03-07AE26870ND
2019-05-06AE29806ND
2019-08-06AE34771ND
2019-10-16AE38827ND
2020-03-12AE46095ND
2020-05-27AE49081ND
2020-07-22AE51791ND
2020-10-21AE56196ND
2021-03-11AE62652ND
2021-05-26AE66574ND
2021-07-21AE69237ND
2021-07-21AE69238ND
2021-10-20AE73729ND
2022-02-23AE79543ND
2022-04-20AE82475ND
2022-08-23AE88766ND