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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Warrior River Water Authority

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND30ND
2014ND70ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND

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
2013-10-242921241ND
2013-10-242921137ND
2013-10-242921225ND
2014-01-212961758ND
2014-04-103008510ND
2014-04-103008682ND
2014-04-103008023ND
2014-07-253070626ND
2014-09-19140919010-1ND
2014-12-08141208046-1ND
2015-09-18150918029-1ND
2015-09-18150918029-3ND
2015-09-18150918029-2ND
2015-11-23151123010-2ND
2015-11-23151123010-1ND
2016-09-22160922009-1ND
2016-11-07161107039-1ND
2017-09-19170919017-1ND
2017-10-02171002024-1ND
2018-02-26180226025-1ND
2018-07-31180731030-002ND
2018-07-31180731030-001ND
2018-10-1518100467-001AND
2019-09-0320119714001_IVOCND
2019-11-0420128690001_IVOCND