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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Seneca

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND10ND
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2013-10-14201310160169AMND
2014-01-13201401150701AMND
2014-03-11AD36900ND
2014-04-14201404160852AMND
2014-07-14201407160646AMND
2015-03-05AD52413ND
2016-03-31AD73468ND
2017-02-27AD90357ND
2018-02-21AE08055ND
2019-03-14AE27243ND