Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Chloromethane

Harris County MUD 200 Cranbrook

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
20150.0377 ppb61ND - 0.226 ppb
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-05-30AC55683ND
2014-05-30AC55681ND
2014-07-24AC60877ND
2014-10-21Q1453169003ND
2014-10-21Q1453169001ND
2014-10-21Q1453169005ND
2015-01-22AC77363ND
2015-01-22AC77359ND
2015-01-22AC77365ND
2015-04-27Q1515409005ND
2015-04-27Q1515409001ND
2015-04-27Q15154090030.226 ppb
2016-02-11AD23399ND
2016-02-11AD23409ND
2016-02-11AD23397ND
2017-02-09AD69990ND
2017-02-09AD69944ND
2017-02-09AD69988ND
2018-02-14AE14119ND
2018-08-20AE37625ND
2018-08-20AE37619ND
2019-02-04AE52714ND
2019-02-04AE52702ND
2019-02-04AE52696ND