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A minor Freon leak may not pose a health risk, but exposure to high amounts can cause harmful side effects, such as headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, and irritation of the lungs, skin or eyes. Touching liquid Freon with bare skin may cause frostbite.




Breathing air that is contaminated with Freon can cause respiratory difficulties, organ damage and, in some cases, death. Symptoms can vary depending on the extent of the Freon exposure, but even a small amount of exposure can cause serious symptoms in humans.


Freon 11, also known as R-11, CFC-11, or by its scientific name trichlorofluoromethane, is a colorless and odorless gas that was used mostly as a refrigerant until the early '90s. Due to its potential to deplete the ozone layer, it is no longer being produced as of Janu...




As of 2015, Freon is no longer being manufactured and cannot be bought at all in the United States, except under certain limited circumstances by certified technicians. Freon is a trademarked formula of chlorofluorocarbon, and as such it is on the Environmental Protecti...

