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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichlorofluoromethane

City of Billings

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-02-10B14020492-001FND
2014-05-12B14051004-001AND
2014-08-11B14081054-001DND
2014-11-12B14110966-007AND
2015-02-09B15020974-001DND
2015-05-11B15051144-009AND
2015-08-10B15080796-002AND
2015-11-09B15110678-001AND
2016-02-08B16020890-001DND
2016-05-10B16051069-001AND
2016-08-08B16081057-001AND
2016-11-09B16110820-001AND
2017-02-08B17020497-002DND
2017-05-08B17051019-001DND
2017-08-07B17081099-001DND
2017-11-06B17110842-002AND
2017-11-06B17110842-003AND
2017-11-06B17110842-001AND
2017-11-07B17110842-005AND
2017-11-07B17110842-004AND
2017-11-08B17110842-008AND
2017-11-08B17110842-007AND
2017-11-08B17110842-006AND
2017-11-09B17110842-009AND
2018-02-05B18020545-001FND
2018-05-07B18051134-001FND
2018-08-06B18080949-002END
2018-08-06B18080949-001FND
2019-02-11B19020608-001FND
2019-05-13B19051523-001AND
2019-08-12B19081432-001AND
2019-11-13B19111116-001AND
2019-11-13B19111116-002AND