Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Ut Mcdonald Observatory

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-18Q1837698002ND
2019-03-21Q1911885008ND
2020-07-30Q2029752001ND
2021-06-22Q2116341001ND
2022-09-20Q2228381008ND
2023-01-25Q2303489001ND