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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Northwest Park MUD

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND50ND
2014ND50ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND40ND
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
2013-11-11Q1312692001ND
2013-11-11Q1312692005ND
2013-11-11Q1312692003ND
2013-11-11Q1312692007ND
2013-11-14Q1313374001ND
2014-05-14Q1416010001ND
2014-05-14Q1416010003ND
2014-05-14Q1416010009ND
2014-05-14Q1416010007ND
2014-05-14Q1416010005ND
2015-09-15AD07117ND
2015-09-15AD07121ND
2015-09-15AD07133ND
2016-08-03AD46879ND
2016-08-03AD46881ND
2016-08-03AD46883ND
2016-11-15AD58081ND
2017-04-28AD81840ND
2017-04-28AD81834ND
2017-04-28AD81862ND
2017-04-28AD81854ND
2018-06-07AE29031ND
2018-06-07AE29025ND
2018-06-07AE29027ND
2019-07-25AE76005ND
2019-07-25AE76007ND
2019-12-19AE92875ND