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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Fulton City

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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
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
2014-12-171420514-001-POCSND
2014-12-171420520-003ND
2014-12-171420519-001-POCSND
2015-06-2590001 92015ND
2015-09-2490001_0915ND
2015-12-021518981-002ND
2015-12-02518981-001ND
2015-12-021518981-003ND
2016-11-151619247-003ND
2016-11-151619247-001ND
2016-11-151619247-002ND
2017-01-181700929-001ND
2017-12-141720726-003ND
2017-12-141720726-004ND
2017-12-141720726-005ND
2018-12-191821492-001-POCSND
2018-12-191821492-002-POCSND
2018-12-191821492-003ND
2019-11-191919516-004ND
2019-11-191919516-002ND
2019-11-191919516-001ND