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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Crwa Lake Dunlap Water Treatment Plant

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-09-11AC66717ND
2015-07-23AD00789ND
2015-10-13AD10477ND
2016-01-19AD18676ND
2016-06-24AD41883ND
2016-07-13AD44082ND
2016-10-06AD52688ND
2017-02-07AD69278ND
2017-05-08AD83112ND
2017-07-24AD90378ND
2017-10-05AD99587ND
2018-02-09AE13316ND
2018-04-04AE21232ND
2018-07-09AE32634ND
2018-10-03AE42553ND
2019-01-23AE50979ND
2019-04-16AE62778ND
2019-08-08AE77766ND
2019-10-07AE85816ND