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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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-08-19AC64286ND
2014-08-19AC64296ND
2014-09-22Q1446419001ND
2014-09-22Q1446419003ND
2014-12-10Q1459434001ND
2014-12-10Q1459434003ND
2015-03-16Q1509429003ND
2015-03-16Q1509429001ND
2015-06-18Q1522917001ND
2015-06-18Q1522917003ND
2015-08-06AD02980ND
2015-08-06AD02984ND
2016-09-13AD49492ND
2016-09-13AD49494ND
2017-08-02AD92152ND
2017-08-02AD92154ND
2018-08-27AE38694ND
2018-08-27AE38692ND
2019-09-17AE83807ND
2019-09-17AE83803ND