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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Angleton

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND60ND
2014ND60ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
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
2013-08-27Q1306185005ND
2013-08-27Q1306185003ND
2013-08-27Q1306185001ND
2013-11-20Q1314129001ND
2013-11-20Q1314129005ND
2013-11-20Q1314129003ND
2014-02-25Q1405933001ND
2014-02-25Q1405933005ND
2014-02-25Q1405933003ND
2014-05-19Q1416779001ND
2014-05-19Q1416779005ND
2014-05-19Q1416779003ND
2015-01-15AC76504ND
2015-01-15AC76506ND
2016-01-20AD18936ND
2016-01-20AD18944ND
2017-01-12AD64772ND
2017-01-12AD64762ND
2017-03-28AD77158ND
2018-01-25AE10602ND
2018-04-19AE23271ND
2019-01-28AE51670ND
2019-05-02AE64667ND