Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trichlorofluoromethane

Childersburg Water & Sewer Board

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-02-271802-00459-3ND
2018-02-271802-00459-7ND
2018-06-121806-00161-1ND
2018-11-131811-00259-001ND
2019-03-191903-00325-003ND
2019-03-191903-00325-005ND
2019-03-191903-00325-008ND
2019-06-111906-00202-009ND
2019-12-101912-00217-002ND
2020-03-172003-00303-003ND
2020-03-172003-00303-005ND
2020-03-172003-00303-008ND
2020-06-292007-00159-001ND
2023-06-132306-00236-001ND
2023-10-242310-00434-001ND