Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Trichlorofluoromethane

Hampstead Area Water

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.

 

63

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND150ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-03-193403-1231ND
2014-06-123406-1039ND
2014-06-123406-1022ND
2014-06-123406-1029ND
2014-06-123406-1032ND
2014-06-123406-1035ND
2014-11-203411-1486ND
2014-11-203411-1490ND
2015-02-183502-993ND
2015-04-213504-2195ND
2015-04-213504-2159ND
2015-04-213504-2189ND
2015-04-213504-2193ND
2015-04-213504-2180ND
2015-04-213504-2163ND
2015-04-213504-2178ND
2015-04-213504-2169ND
2015-04-213504-2184ND
2015-10-203510-1779-1ND
2015-10-203510-1784-1ND
2016-01-113601-610-1ND
2016-04-073604-761-1ND
2016-04-073604-774-1ND
2016-04-113604-1114-1ND
2016-04-113604-1108-1ND
2016-10-053610-408-1ND
2016-10-053610-411-1ND
2017-01-033701-74-1ND
2017-04-123704-1226-1ND
2017-04-123704-1223-1ND
2017-04-123704-1219-1ND
2017-04-123704-1221-1ND
2017-08-093708-962-1ND
2017-08-093708-971-1ND
2017-10-12117101155ND
2017-10-12117101157ND
2018-02-20118021586.01ND
2018-02-21118021711.01ND
2018-04-04118040382.01ND
2018-04-04118040386.01ND
2018-05-23118052869.01ND
2018-05-23118052865.01ND
2018-05-23118052858.01ND
2018-05-23118052851.01ND
2018-05-23118052848.01ND
2018-05-23118052862.01ND
2018-05-23118052854.01ND
2018-07-13118071314.01ND
2018-07-13118071330.01ND
2018-08-161180818291ND
2018-11-13118111191.01ND
2019-01-22119011816.01ND
2019-05-15119051895.01ND
2019-05-15119051887.01ND
2019-05-20119052487.01ND
2019-05-20119052496.01ND
2019-05-20119052506.01ND
2019-05-20119052524.01ND
2019-05-21119052538.01ND
2019-06-11119061288.01ND
2019-07-31119073683.01ND
2019-10-08119101003.01ND
2019-11-11119111020.01ND