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Chloromethane

City of Bruceville Eddy

NOTE: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-10AE25953ND
2019-05-22AE67683ND
2020-05-27AF12742ND
2021-06-02AF56265ND
2022-05-26AF98697ND
2023-05-25Q2320248001ND