Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dichlorodifluoromethane

City of Oak Harbor

NOTE: City of Oak Harbor purchases water from City of Anacortes which is required to test for dichlorodifluoromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Anacortes.

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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Oak Harbor purchases water from City of Anacortes which is required to test for dichlorodifluoromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Anacortes.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-16ND
2019-07-24ND
2019-07-24ND