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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of San Luis

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND120ND
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
2015-03-30201503300302AMND
2015-03-30201503300300AMND
2015-03-30201503300298AMND
2015-03-30201503300306AMND
2015-03-30201503300308AMND
2015-03-30201503300304AMND
2015-09-23201509230214AMND
2015-09-23201509230218AMND
2015-09-23201509230216AMND
2015-09-23201509230222AMND
2015-09-23201509230224AMND
2015-09-23201509230220AMND