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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

N Walpole Village District/low

Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11) is a refrigerant, solvent and aerosol propellant banned in 2000 under the Montreal Protocol because of its ozone-depleting properties. Freons can cause heart, nervous system and liver damage.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1,300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1,300 ppb for trichlorofluoromethane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-073401-214ND
2014-01-073401-215ND
2014-04-083404-628ND
2014-04-083404-627ND
2014-07-083407-566ND
2014-07-083407-565ND
2014-10-073410-509ND
2014-10-073410-513ND
2015-03-093503-718ND
2015-03-103503-719ND
2015-06-023506-294ND
2015-06-023506-293ND
2015-08-043508-356-1ND
2015-08-043508-357-1ND
2015-10-063510-592-1ND
2015-10-063510-595-1ND
2016-03-013603-128-1ND
2016-03-013603-129-1ND
2016-04-123604-1362-1ND
2016-04-123604-1363-1ND
2016-07-123607-1113-1ND
2016-07-123607-1114-1ND
2016-10-183610-1624-1ND
2016-10-183610-1627-1ND
2017-02-073702-549-1ND
2017-02-073702-550-1ND
2017-04-043704-289-1ND
2017-06-063706-570-1ND
2017-07-113707-901-1ND
2017-07-113707-903-1ND
2017-10-09117100984ND
2017-10-10117100986ND
2018-01-09118010501.01ND
2018-03-06118030514.01ND
2018-04-11118041218.01ND
2018-05-08118051007.01ND
2018-07-10118070915.01ND
2018-07-10118070915.02ND
2018-09-05118090432.01ND
2018-11-05118110574.01ND
2018-11-06118110570.01ND
2019-03-04119030357.01ND
2019-03-05119030358.01ND
2019-04-02119040308.01ND