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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dichlorodifluoromethane

New Castle/Stanwood WD

Dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon-12) 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.

 

9

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
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-12-01AQ24569POCND
2016-01-07AS00352POCSND
2016-09-06AS19151ND
2017-11-13AT23821POCND
2017-11-13AT23825POCND
2018-09-24AU20756-POCSND
2018-09-24AU20755-POCSND
2019-05-317091708-POCS-NCND
2019-11-12AV23851-POCS-NCND