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Chloromethane

Huntington Park Water Department

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.

 

43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
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
2014-04-019588-005-1002ND
2014-04-019588-006-1018ND
2014-04-019588-010-1041ND
2014-04-019588-004-0948ND
2014-04-289588-007-1015ND
2014-10-304J30064-03AND
2014-10-304J30064-11AND
2014-10-304J30064-07AND
2014-10-304J30064-09AND
2014-10-304J30064-01AND
2014-10-304J30064-05AND
2014-11-044K04111-01AND
2015-02-035B03091-09AND
2015-02-035B03091-01AND
2015-02-035B03091-07AND
2015-02-035B03091-03AND
2015-02-035B03091-05AND
2015-02-249588-006-0950ND
2015-04-079588-010-0951ND
2015-04-079588-004-1040ND
2015-04-079588-005-1107ND
2015-04-079588-007-1026ND
2015-04-079588-006-1126ND
2016-04-059588-004-0000ND
2016-04-059588-010-0928ND
2016-04-059588-007-0942ND
2016-04-059588-006-1021ND
2016-06-299588-005-0900ND
2017-04-249588-007-0946ND
2017-04-249588-004-0955ND
2017-04-249588-005-0936ND
2017-04-249588-010-0926ND
2017-05-319588-006-0900ND
2017-07-079588-006-1030ND
2018-04-039588-010-0934ND
2018-04-039588-004-1000ND
2018-04-039588-007-0948ND
2018-04-269588-005-0940ND
2018-05-229588-006-0850ND
2018-07-109588-006-1135ND
2019-04-029588-005-0940ND
2019-04-029588-010-0900ND
2019-04-029588-004-0924ND