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Chloromethane

Yucaipa Valley Water District

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.

 

39

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
2015ND390ND
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
2015-03-10201501300272AMND
2015-03-10201501300229AMND
2015-03-10201503110335AMND
2015-03-10201501300274AMND
2015-03-10201501300236AMND
2015-03-10201501300231AMND
2015-03-10201501300241AMND
2015-03-10201501300278AMND
2015-03-10201501300233AMND
2015-03-10201501300277AMND
2015-03-10201501300256AMND
2015-03-10201501300268AMND
2015-03-10201501300259AMND
2015-03-11201501300246AMND
2015-03-11201501300228AMND
2015-03-11201501300230AMND
2015-03-26201501300254AMND
2015-03-31201501300235AMND
2015-06-18201501300295AMND
2015-06-18201501300338AMND
2015-09-10201501300401AMND
2015-09-10201501300398AMND
2015-09-10201501300399AMND
2015-09-10201501300417AMND
2015-09-20201501300388AMND
2015-09-21201501300378AMND
2015-09-21201501300416AMND
2015-09-21201501300377AMND
2015-09-21201501300387AMND
2015-09-22201501300422AMND
2015-09-22201501300426AMND
2015-09-22201501300425AMND
2015-09-22201501300406AMND
2015-09-24201501300381AMND
2015-09-24201501300405AMND
2015-09-28201501300410AMND
2015-09-28201501300419AMND
2015-09-28201501300411AMND
2015-12-09201501300360AMND