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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chloromethane

Crazy Horse Ranch Water

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-03-25Q1409490001ND
2014-06-09Q1419972001ND
2015-02-16Q1506106001ND
2015-05-28Q1519624002ND
2016-02-10Q1605916002ND
2016-05-24Q1620357002ND
2017-03-13Q1710265001ND
2018-02-20Q1807017002ND
2018-08-20Q1833103003ND
2019-02-14Q1906896003ND