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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Bleich Flat Mutual Water Company

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND120ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
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
2014-12-215867-004-1500ND
2014-12-215867-003-1440ND
2014-12-215867-002-1420ND
2014-12-215867-001-1400ND
2015-03-185867-001-1855ND
2015-03-185867-002-1900ND
2015-03-185867-003-1904ND
2015-03-185867-004-1908ND
2015-06-015867-001-1750ND
2015-06-015867-004-1800ND
2015-06-015867-003-1740ND
2015-06-015867-002-1734ND
2015-09-135867-003-1755ND
2015-09-135867-004-1805ND
2015-09-135867-002-1825ND
2015-09-135867-001-1819ND
2018-07-085867-004-2008ND
2018-07-085867-002-1938ND