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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Miles

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2015-05-26AC93431ND
2015-09-29AD08877ND
2015-11-03AD12415ND
2016-03-24AD30474ND
2016-05-18AD37306ND
2016-08-02AD46905ND
2017-03-01Q1708976001ND
2018-02-22Q1807534007ND
2019-03-07Q1909831003ND