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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Porter SUD

Trifluralin is a herbicide that is used on food crops and non-agricultural lands. It was banned in Europe in the late 2000s, primarily due to its ecological toxicity.

 

21

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 4 ppb for trifluralin was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-04AC45570ND
2015-04-13AC88025ND
2015-04-13AC88023ND
2015-04-13AC88024ND
2015-04-13AC88022ND
2015-06-15AC96098ND
2016-01-12AD17678ND
2016-01-12AD17677ND
2017-01-19AD65894ND
2018-01-09AE08455ND
2018-01-09AE08454ND
2018-04-05AE21509ND
2018-08-31AE39195ND
2018-08-31AE39192ND
2018-10-10AE43324ND
2019-01-23AE51041ND
2019-01-23AE51042ND
2019-01-23AE51043ND
2019-04-08AE61484ND
2019-07-26AE76284ND
2019-10-15AE86687ND