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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Marshall

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND30ND
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
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
2013-06-20Q1302671001ND
2013-09-09Q1306720001ND
2013-12-19Q1319041001ND
2014-03-12Q1407928001ND
2014-09-04Q1441576004ND
2015-08-14Q1532514001ND
2016-07-21Q1629876002ND
2017-08-03Q1732600003ND
2018-07-25Q1829516004ND
2019-09-09Q1962878001ND