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Chloromethane

City of Mountlake Terrace

NOTE: City of Mountlake Terrace purchases water from Alderwood Water District which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Alderwood Water District.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND20ND
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
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: City of Mountlake Terrace purchases water from Alderwood Water District which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Alderwood Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-02-11WA97-SE1-13-02416-5573ND
2013-05-08WA97-SE2-13-07884-18273ND
2013-08-15WA97-SE3-13-15249-34738ND
2013-11-06WA97-SE4-13-21199-48214ND