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Chloromethane

Franklin County Water System

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND100ND
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2013-02-18100356PND
2013-02-18100355PND
2013-02-18100354PND
2013-02-18100353QND
2013-05-14101353PND
2013-08-28101902PND
2013-08-28101901PND
2013-08-28101900PND
2013-08-28101899PND
2013-11-12102656QND
2014-01-13AI26407ND
2014-04-23AI38762ND
2014-07-14AI45668ND
2014-10-15AI57675ND
2015-05-05AI76370ND
2016-03-02AJ07464ND
2016-03-02AJ07463ND
2016-04-14AJ10154ND
2016-07-21AJ19087ND
2016-10-06AJ30937ND
2017-01-26AJ43640ND
2017-01-26AJ43639ND
2018-02-27AJ84671ND
2019-05-02AK16252ND