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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Maeystown

NOTE: Maeystown purchases water from Fountain Water District which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Fountain Water District.

3-Hydroxycarbofuran is a breakdown product of the insecticide carbofuran, once widely used on food crops and banned by the EPA due to its effects on the human nervous system.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Maeystown purchases water from Fountain Water District which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Fountain Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2015-04-295044394-01ND
2015-07-065070890-01ND
2018-04-098042178-01ND
2018-07-098071873-01ND