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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

City of Lincoln

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.

 

12

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
2018ND20ND
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
2014-05-12295573ND
2014-05-12295574ND
2015-04-23353891ND
2015-04-23353892ND
2016-06-22ND
2016-06-22ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-04-26ND
2018-04-10543557ND
2018-04-10543558ND
2019-05-07604061ND
2019-05-07604062ND