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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

City of Brentwood

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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-06-179590-008-1000ND
2014-06-179590-007-1045ND
2014-06-199590-024-0710ND
2014-06-199590-014-0945ND
2014-06-199590-006-1010ND
2014-06-199590-012-0810ND
2014-06-199590-011-0845ND
2014-06-309590-026-0750ND
2015-04-149590-006-1020ND
2015-04-149590-014-1000ND
2015-04-149590-008-0920ND
2015-04-149590-007-1000ND
2015-04-159590-026-1005ND
2015-04-159590-024-0942ND
2015-04-159590-011-0901ND
2015-04-159590-012-0917ND
2016-05-319590-006-0830ND
2016-05-319590-007-0945ND
2016-05-319590-008-0900ND
2016-06-019590-011-0800ND
2016-06-019590-026-0945ND
2016-06-019590-024-0900ND
2016-10-059590-014-1135ND
2017-08-169590-012-1000ND
2017-08-249590-006-0830ND
2017-08-249590-007-0743ND
2017-09-079590-014-0750ND
2017-09-079590-008-0828ND
2017-09-079590-026-0900ND
2018-05-079590-006-0805ND
2018-05-079590-007-0850ND
2018-05-099590-008-0830ND
2018-05-099590-012-0746ND
2018-05-109590-026-0850ND
2018-05-109590-014-0740ND
2019-05-069590-008-0855ND
2019-05-069590-007-0940ND
2019-05-069590-006-1010ND
2019-05-099590-026-1010ND
2019-05-099590-012-0910ND
2019-05-099590-014-0810ND