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Trichlorotrifluoroethane

Salt Lake City Water System

Trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113) 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.

 

85

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
2014ND150ND
2015ND200ND
2016ND290ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND210ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 4,000 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 4,000 ppb for trichlorotrifluoroethane 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 Result
2014-01-10ND
2014-05-30ND
2014-05-30ND
2014-06-03ND
2014-06-06ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-25ND
2014-06-25ND
2014-07-01ND
2014-07-01ND
2014-07-02ND
2014-07-09ND
2014-07-09ND
2014-07-09ND
2014-07-11ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-02-27ND
2015-05-08ND
2015-05-15ND
2015-06-19ND
2015-06-19ND
2015-06-19ND
2015-06-29ND
2015-06-30ND
2015-06-30ND
2015-07-07ND
2015-07-10ND
2015-07-10ND
2015-07-10ND
2015-08-07ND
2015-09-04ND
2015-09-18ND
2015-09-29ND
2015-09-29ND
2016-01-08ND
2016-01-08ND
2016-01-15ND
2016-02-12ND
2016-02-26ND
2016-03-25ND
2016-05-18ND
2016-05-18ND
2016-05-18ND
2016-05-19ND
2016-05-19ND
2016-06-03ND
2016-06-03ND
2016-06-10ND
2016-06-10ND
2016-06-10ND
2016-06-24ND
2016-06-24ND
2016-06-24ND
2016-06-28ND
2016-06-28ND
2016-07-01ND
2016-07-08ND
2016-07-08ND
2016-07-13ND
2016-07-29ND
2016-07-29ND
2016-07-29ND
2016-08-05ND
2019-01-11ND
2019-01-11ND
2019-02-01ND
2019-04-26ND
2019-05-03ND
2019-05-31ND
2019-06-19ND
2019-06-19ND
2019-06-21ND
2019-06-25ND
2019-06-26ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-07-03ND
2019-07-23ND
2019-07-23ND
2019-07-23ND
2019-07-23ND
2019-08-07ND
2019-08-16ND
2019-08-16ND