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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

G & W Water Supply Corporation Field Store

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.

 

6

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
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2016-07-07AD43403ND
2018-08-31AE39193ND
2018-11-13AE45956ND
2019-01-17AE50477ND
2019-01-17AE50480ND
2019-04-05AE61495ND