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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

Doylestown Borough Water Department

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
2014ND50ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
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
2014-01-22L4867559-1ND
2014-01-22L4867559-2ND
2014-02-25L4899027-2ND
2014-02-25L4899027-3ND
2014-02-25L4899027-1ND
2015-01-1312274524ND
2015-01-1312274578ND
2015-02-0312389807ND
2015-02-0312389861ND
2015-02-0312389915ND
2016-02-0513858664ND
2016-02-0513858718ND
2016-02-0513858556ND
2016-02-0513858610ND
2016-02-0513858502ND
2017-01-0615503054ND
2017-01-0615502896ND
2017-01-0615502948ND
2017-01-0615503106ND
2017-01-0615503002ND
2018-01-12L6983060-3ND
2018-01-12L6983058-2ND
2018-01-12L6983060-2ND
2018-01-12L6983058-1ND
2018-01-12L6983060-1ND
2019-01-31L7090358-2ND
2019-01-31L7090359-1ND
2019-01-31L7090359-2ND
2019-01-31L7090358-3ND
2019-01-31L7090358-1ND