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Chloromethane

Lake Forest Utility District

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
20181.20 ppb21ND - 2.40 ppb
2019ND20ND
20201.000 ppb21ND - 2.00 ppb
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-06-19AE307862.40 ppb
2018-06-19AE30802ND
2019-09-05AE82290ND
2019-09-05AE82304ND
2020-10-26AF31920ND
2020-10-26AF319282.00 ppb
2021-03-08AF45706ND
2021-03-08AF45708ND
2021-04-19AF50507ND
2022-07-21AG05779ND
2022-12-12AG21502ND
2023-08-23AG53719ND
2023-08-23AG53721ND