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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.

 

11

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND

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
2015-01-15AC76587ND
2015-07-31AD02190ND
2016-01-21AD19423ND
2016-01-21AD19422ND
2016-01-21AD19424ND
2016-01-21AD19417ND
2018-07-02AE32331ND
2019-03-28AE60557ND
2019-03-28AE60559ND
2019-03-28AE60558ND
2019-03-28AE60560ND