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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Agua SUD

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND80ND
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
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
2013-02-251302825-001DND
2013-02-251302825-003DND
2013-05-14Q1301074003ND
2013-05-14Q1301074001ND
2013-08-27Q1306190003ND
2013-08-27Q1306190001ND
2013-11-12Q1312889001ND
2013-11-12Q1312889003ND
2014-08-19AC64282ND
2014-08-19AC64284ND
2014-08-19AC64328ND
2015-09-22AD08050ND
2015-09-22AD08052ND
2015-09-22AD08044ND
2016-09-13AD49458ND
2016-09-13AD49456ND
2016-09-13AD49496ND
2017-08-02AD92150ND
2017-08-02AD92148ND
2017-08-02AD92162ND
2018-08-27AE38696ND
2018-08-27AE38690ND
2018-08-27AE38698ND
2019-09-17AE83837ND
2019-09-17AE83821ND
2019-09-17AE83839ND