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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

Sunny Slope Water Company

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-03-039588-004-0930ND
2014-06-039588-012-0940ND
2014-09-169588-003-0925ND
2014-12-019588-006-0910ND
2015-03-199588-004-0910ND
2015-06-099588-017-1010ND
2015-06-099588-012-1025ND
2015-09-029588-003-0935ND
2015-12-099588-006-0910ND
2016-03-109588-004-0915ND
2016-06-089588-017-1030ND
2016-06-089588-012-1005ND
2016-09-129588-003-0930ND
2016-12-029588-006-1040ND
2017-03-069588-004-1040ND
2017-06-309588-017-1335ND
2017-06-309588-012-1310ND
2017-09-219588-003-0930ND
2017-12-289588-006-0835ND
2018-03-209588-004-0945ND
2018-04-109588-003-0930ND
2018-06-129588-012-0955ND
2018-06-129588-017-0930ND
2018-09-119588-003-0925ND
2018-12-139588-006-0915ND
2019-06-049588-012-1045ND
2019-06-049588-004-1105ND
2019-06-049588-017-1055ND
2019-09-179588-003-0915ND
2019-12-139588-006-0915ND