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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Walnut Park 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND10ND
2014ND40ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2013-08-292891012ND
2014-01-249588-003-0940ND
2014-04-024D02044-01AND
2014-04-119588-004-0930ND
2014-12-169588-008-1017ND
2015-01-309588-003-0919ND
2015-04-229588-004-1003ND
2015-10-219588-008-0950ND
2016-01-209588-003-0945ND
2016-06-229588-004-0950ND
2016-10-199588-008-0000ND
2017-01-189588-003-1005ND
2017-04-209588-004-0940ND
2017-10-179588-008-0749ND
2018-01-169588-003-0754ND
2018-04-179588-004-0709ND
2018-12-189588-008-0800ND
2019-01-249588-008-0839ND
2019-01-249588-003-0750ND
2019-04-239588-004-0850ND