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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Northernaire Sanitary 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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-09-19819849ND
2014-11-10830595ND
2015-03-23849670ND
2015-05-29862106ND
2015-09-14882543ND
2015-11-23895116ND
2016-02-23906093ND
2016-05-24922339ND
2016-09-06942954ND
2016-10-24954996ND
2017-03-23979203ND
2017-06-01994625ND
2017-08-091009520ND
2017-11-061028029ND
2018-03-121044456ND
2018-06-191061893ND
2019-03-131109193ND
2019-06-251130192ND
2019-09-251150841ND
2019-09-251150840ND
2019-11-061159323ND