Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Chloromethane

East Montgomery County MUD 4

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND80ND
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
2022-03-08AF88066ND
2022-03-08AF88068ND
2022-04-13AF93154ND
2022-04-13AF93156ND
2022-07-11AG04066ND
2022-07-11AG04068ND
2022-10-18AG17488ND
2022-10-18AG17492ND
2023-05-10AG40023ND
2023-05-10AG40033ND