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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Brockport Village

NOTE: Brockport Village purchases water from Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA).

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
2013ND20ND
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
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

NOTE: Brockport Village purchases water from Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) which is required to test for chloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA).

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-11201402120464AMND
2014-04-12481240POCND
2014-05-12481222POCSND
2014-08-12201408130863AMND
2014-12-02201412030487AMND
2015-08-11547828POCSND
2016-05-11201605110439POCSND
2016-05-11589767POCSND
2017-05-10201705110595POCSND
2017-05-11201705110547POCSND
2018-05-10201805110629POCSND
2018-05-10201805110521POCSND