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Chloromethane

City of Meadows Place

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-01-26AE11042ND
2018-01-26AE11068ND
2018-01-26AE11038ND
2019-01-11AE49619ND
2019-01-11AE49621ND
2019-03-21AE59460ND
2020-01-24AE95378ND
2020-01-24AE95382ND
2020-04-08AF06158ND
2021-01-14AF39524ND
2021-01-14AF39542ND
2021-04-12AF49781ND
2022-01-18AF80502ND
2022-01-18AF80506ND
2022-01-18AF80508ND
2023-01-18AG24997ND
2023-03-13AG32689ND
2023-09-05AG54876ND