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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

Merchantville Pennsauken

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.

 

47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND350ND

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
2014-03-1014031564-004ND
2014-03-1014031564-003ND
2014-03-1014031564-001ND
2014-03-1014031564-002ND
2014-06-1314061879-003ND
2014-06-1314061879-002ND
2014-06-1314061879-004ND
2014-06-1314061879-001ND
2014-09-2414092463-003ND
2014-09-2414092463-002ND
2014-09-2414092463-004ND
2014-09-2414092463-001ND
2019-06-05390605792AND
2019-06-05390605794AND
2019-06-05390605791AAND
2019-06-05390605795AND
2019-06-05390605793AND
2019-07-03390703739ND
2019-07-03390703737ND
2019-07-03390703736ND
2019-07-03390703740ND
2019-07-03390703738ND
2019-08-07390807767ND
2019-08-07390807765ND
2019-08-07390807766ND
2019-08-07390807768ND
2019-08-07390807769ND
2019-09-04390904800ND
2019-09-04390904797ND
2019-09-04390904799ND
2019-09-04390904798ND
2019-09-04390904801ND
2019-10-02391002732ND
2019-10-02391002729ND
2019-10-02391002733ND
2019-10-02391002730ND
2019-10-02391002731ND
2019-11-07391107827ND
2019-11-07391107829ND
2019-11-07391107830ND
2019-11-07391107828ND
2019-11-07391107826ND
2019-12-04391204830ND
2019-12-04391204828ND
2019-12-04391204827ND
2019-12-04391204831ND
2019-12-04391204829ND