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Chloromethane

Cleveland Utilities

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

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 Result
2015-02-04ND
2015-02-04ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-11-17ND
2015-11-17ND
2018-02-06ND
2019-02-05ND
2020-02-03ND
2020-03-02ND
2021-02-02ND
2022-02-01ND
2022-02-01ND
2023-01-31ND
2023-01-31ND
2023-01-31ND
2023-12-13ND