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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Mendota

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2016-01-1916A0415-01_01ND
2016-04-1216D0303-01_01ND
2016-07-2016G0982-01_01ND
2016-11-0216K0119-01_01ND
2017-01-1117A0380-01_01ND
2018-01-2418A0504-01_01ND
2018-01-2418A0504-03_01ND
2019-03-1119C0231-01ND