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Chloromethane

East Thetford Water Company

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-03-221803-06420-001ND
2020-11-172011-33412-001ND
2021-01-142101-01348-001ND
2021-06-152106-16671-001ND
2021-08-192108-24628-001ND
2021-12-132112-36646-001ND
2022-01-202201-01772-001ND
2022-04-052204-08261-001ND
2022-07-252207-20321-001ND
2022-11-022211-32083-001ND
2023-10-112310-32395-001ND