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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

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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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-06-02AC23729ND
2014-06-02AC23728ND
2015-06-01AC47098ND
2015-06-01AC47099ND
2016-06-01AC72599ND
2016-06-01AC72598ND
2017-05-30AC96310ND
2017-05-30AC96311ND
2018-05-23AD20849ND
2018-05-23AD20850ND
2018-06-19AD27852ND
2018-06-19AD27851ND
2018-06-19AD27850ND
2018-06-19AD27849ND
2018-06-19AD27847ND
2018-08-27AD32404ND
2018-08-27AD32405ND
2019-05-29AD47816ND
2019-05-29AD47817ND