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Chloromethane

Bingen Water Department

NOTE: Bingen Water Department purchases water from White Salmon City Of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by White Salmon City Of.

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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
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

NOTE: Bingen Water Department purchases water from White Salmon City Of which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by White Salmon City Of.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-27ND
2018-04-03ND
2022-05-124282241ND