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Chloromethane

City of Denton

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
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
2014-04-14Q1411646005ND
2014-04-14Q1411646001ND
2014-07-09Q1426463001ND
2014-07-09Q1426463005ND
2014-09-22Q1446473004ND
2014-09-22Q1446473002ND
2014-10-14Q1452213001ND
2014-10-14Q1452213005ND
2015-01-20Q1501500001ND
2015-01-20Q1501500005ND
2015-09-15Q1535735005ND
2015-09-15Q1535735002ND
2016-08-04Q1632452003ND
2016-08-04Q1632452001ND
2017-06-01Q1723398001ND
2017-07-24Q1730630011ND
2017-07-24Q1730630002ND
2017-11-14Q1758193009ND
2018-01-30Q1803503009ND
2018-09-13Q1836569006ND
2019-03-12Q1910518001ND
2019-09-16Q1965017005ND