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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Fort Sam Houston

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-07-31Q1432434003ND
2014-07-31Q1432434001ND
2015-01-20Q1501463001ND
2015-01-20Q1501463003ND
2015-03-23AC85623ND
2016-02-25AD25793ND
2016-09-28AD51718ND
2016-12-15AD62394ND
2017-01-30AD67573ND
2017-01-30AD67575ND
2017-04-24AD80715ND
2017-04-24AD80717ND
2017-07-07AD88708ND
2017-10-10AE00129ND
2018-01-18AE09245ND
2018-04-20AE23471ND
2018-04-20AE23481ND
2019-01-24AE51287ND
2019-01-24AE51269ND
2019-01-24AE51285ND