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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Wickson Creek SUD

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND40ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

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
2015-03-03AC82575ND
2015-03-03AC82547ND
2015-09-11AD06936ND
2015-11-09AD13029ND
2016-03-15AD28844ND
2017-02-01AD68131ND
2018-05-08AE25599ND
2018-05-08AE25597ND
2019-01-18AE50573ND
2019-02-21AE55310ND
2019-04-10AE61824ND
2019-07-17AE74858ND
2019-10-02AE85536ND