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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

Ontario Municipal Utilities 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.

 

48

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
2014ND310ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND150ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

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
2014-07-114790-045-0825ND
2014-07-114790-020-1020ND
2014-07-114790-017-0925ND
2014-07-144790-048-0910ND
2014-07-144790-046-0800ND
2014-07-184790-042-0900ND
2014-07-184790-027-0930ND
2014-07-244790-031-0915ND
2014-07-244790-029-0830ND
2014-07-284790-026-0900ND
2014-07-294790-040-1040ND
2014-07-294790-034-0945ND
2014-07-294790-025-0950ND
2014-07-294790-022-1020ND
2014-08-124790-049-0800ND
2014-08-124790-040-0845ND
2014-08-194790-034-0900ND
2014-08-194790-032-0815ND
2014-10-154790-017-1000ND
2014-10-154790-025-1100ND
2014-10-164790-045-0815ND
2014-10-164790-048-1000ND
2014-10-164790-046-0910ND
2014-10-284790-044-0800ND
2014-10-284790-043-0820ND
2014-10-284790-041-0850ND
2014-11-064790-022-1010ND
2014-11-064790-026-0915ND
2014-11-074790-030-0930ND
2014-12-044790-027-1020ND
2014-12-044790-042-0945ND
2015-05-074790-050-1042ND
2017-02-014790-050-0831ND
2017-04-204790-030-0910ND
2017-07-034790-042-0910ND
2017-07-034790-043-1110ND
2017-07-034790-044-1015ND
2017-07-064790-025-0955ND
2017-07-124790-041-0815ND
2017-07-124790-034-0910ND
2017-07-124790-031-1130ND
2017-07-124790-049-1055ND
2017-07-194790-020-0730ND
2017-07-194790-026-0930ND
2017-07-194790-032-0835ND
2017-07-194790-045-1050ND
2017-08-034790-048-0815ND
2019-10-304790-040-0826ND