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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Arizona Water Company - Pinal Valley

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND210ND
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2013-04-252815357ND
2013-04-252815379ND
2013-04-252815256ND
2013-04-252815267ND
2013-04-252815368ND
2013-04-252815179ND
2013-04-252815190ND
2013-04-252815484ND
2013-04-252815334ND
2013-04-252815346ND
2013-10-302923195ND
2013-10-302923211ND
2013-10-302923180ND
2013-10-302923127ND
2013-10-302923111ND
2013-10-302923087ND
2013-10-302923067ND
2013-10-302923158ND
2013-10-302923169ND
2013-11-132931589ND
2013-12-192951039ND
2014-06-183048310ND