Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trichlorofluoromethane

Hillsdale Housing Cooperative Inc.

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-09-041809-18889-002VND
2018-11-261811-25112-002VND
2019-08-2319H0786-01VND
2020-08-2520H0859-01ND
2020-08-2520H0859-01_TO12ND
2021-07-21D1G2073-03VOCND
2021-10-26D1J2354-03VOCND
2022-09-2822I1182-01ND
2023-08-1523H0577-02ND