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Chloromethane

Naval Base Kitsap At Bremerton

NOTE: Naval Base Kitsap At Bremerton purchases water from City of Bremerton which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Bremerton.

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND130ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Naval Base Kitsap At Bremerton purchases water from City of Bremerton which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Bremerton.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37739ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37743ND
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37741ND
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-52472ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9583ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9584ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9585ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10137-24377ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-29ND
2019-04-30ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-07-30ND
2019-07-30ND
2019-07-30ND
2021-04-204106992ND
2021-04-204106990ND
2021-04-204106991ND