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CONTAMINANT

1,1-Difluoroethane

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

4,805

utilities detected

2

Overview

1,1-Difluoroethane is a gas used as a refrigerant

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1,1-Difluoroethane around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas24,805

Utilities with the highest amounts of 1,1-difluoroethane, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
City of Emory*Emory, TX1 of 127.2 ppb3,762
City of East TawakoniEast Tawakoni, TX1 of 127.2 ppb1,043

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report 1,1-Difluoroethane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served

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