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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

Block Island Water 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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-04-091404248-01VOCND
2014-04-091404248-02VOCND
2014-09-10C409070-01_TO12ND
2014-12-031412-27366-001_TND
2015-03-111503229-01ND
2015-05-131505347-02VND
2015-05-131505347-04VND
2015-05-131505347-03VND
2015-05-131505347-01ND
2015-05-131505347-05VND
2015-05-131505347-06VND
2015-11-181511503-01ND
2016-04-201604606-03ND
2016-04-201604606-05VND
2016-04-201604606-06VND
2017-04-191704558-01ND
2017-04-191704556-01V2ND
2017-04-191704557-01V2ND
2017-06-271706736-01_TO12ND
2017-09-241709708-01_TO12ND
2018-02-071802155-01ND
2018-04-111804353-01VND
2018-04-111804352-01VND
2018-04-111804357-01VND
2018-04-111804356-01VND
2018-04-111804350-01VND
2018-04-111804351-01VND
2018-08-061808-16780-001VND
2018-11-141811-24526-001ND
2019-04-101904-06459-001VND
2019-04-101904-06459-002VND
2019-04-301905-08031-001ND