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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

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
2013ND40ND
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND130ND

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
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-1666ND
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37ND
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-2291ND
2014-02-2007688ND
2014-02-2007688ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-0384ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-0384ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-0384ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-1013ND
2016-06-02ND
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