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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

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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.

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
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
2014-09-04AC65845ND
2014-10-28Q1454120005ND
2014-10-28Q1454120003ND
2014-10-28Q1454120007ND
2014-10-28Q1454120001ND
2014-10-28Q1454120011ND
2014-10-28Q1454120009ND
2015-01-26Q1502588003ND
2015-01-26Q1502588001ND
2015-04-22Q1514967003ND
2015-04-22Q1514967005ND
2015-04-22Q1514967001ND
2015-04-22Q1514967007ND
2015-04-22Q1514967009ND
2015-07-30AD01810ND
2015-07-30AD01820ND
2015-12-07AD15736ND
2015-12-07AD15742ND
2015-12-07AD15746ND
2016-03-16AD29065ND
2016-03-16AD29061ND
2016-06-07AD39628ND
2017-02-07AD69216ND
2017-02-07AD69210ND
2018-02-13AE13582ND
2018-02-13AE13586ND
2018-08-09AE36386ND
2019-01-28AE51626ND
2019-01-28AE51624ND