Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trichlorofluoromethane

Gafford Chapel Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-04-12Q1815138011ND
2018-04-12Q1815138014ND
2019-05-22Q1927789003ND
2019-05-22Q1927789005ND
2020-02-20Q2006545001ND
2020-03-30Q2012915001ND
2020-05-26Q2020631003ND
2021-10-14Q2128874013ND
2021-10-14Q2128874015ND
2022-07-27Q2221394001ND
2022-10-26Q2232337003ND
2023-07-18Q2327998005ND
2023-07-18Q2327998007ND