Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Ridgefield Public Works

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-08ND
2018-08-08ND
2021-08-184194305ND
2021-11-174213224ND
2022-01-264241732ND
2022-08-174364073ND
2023-08-234514705ND