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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Riverwalk Subdivision

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND50ND
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
2015-06-11AC95636ND
2015-06-11AC95634ND
2016-12-13AD61904ND
2016-12-13AD61918ND
2017-06-07AD86775ND
2017-08-09AD92556ND
2017-10-11AE00406ND
2017-10-11AE00400ND
2017-10-11AE00398ND
2018-01-22AE09581ND
2018-01-22AE09589ND
2018-01-22AE09591ND
2019-11-25AE90394ND
2019-11-25AE90408ND
2019-11-25AE90392ND