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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Bandera

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-05-01AC52597ND
2014-05-01AC52591ND
2015-01-14AC76215ND
2015-01-14AC76205ND
2015-01-14AC76231ND
2015-05-26AC93276ND
2016-01-21AD19277ND
2016-02-08AD22471ND
2017-06-28AD88048ND
2017-06-28AD88044ND
2018-02-15AE14143ND
2018-02-15AE14111ND
2018-05-30AE28057ND
2018-09-18AE40785ND
2018-10-31AE45056ND
2019-01-10AE49333ND
2019-01-10AE49323ND
2019-01-10AE49329ND