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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

City of Willis

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
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
2014-01-22AC39831ND
2015-07-20AD00177ND
2015-07-20AD00179ND
2015-10-07AD09803ND
2016-05-10AD36139ND
2016-05-10AD36111ND
2016-05-10AD36113ND
2017-02-28AD72494ND
2017-02-28AD72450ND
2017-02-28AD72480ND
2018-03-20AE19046ND
2018-03-20AE19084ND
2018-07-05AE32438ND
2019-05-09AE65699ND
2019-05-09AE65701ND
2019-05-09AE65703ND