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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Powder Mill Estates

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
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
2014-12-01AC73215ND
2015-07-07AC98557ND
2016-05-17AD37061ND
2017-03-15AD75198ND
2018-04-09AE21720ND
2018-06-28AE31981ND
2018-08-07AE35986ND
2018-10-31AE45078ND
2019-02-11AE53779ND
2019-04-16AE62576ND
2019-08-01AE76814ND
2019-12-19AE92893ND