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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Montgomery Water Works

Endothall is a herbicide used to kill aquatic plants and algae. It's also used on potato and cotton crops.

 

32

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND160ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 94 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 94 ppb for endothall was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the stomach and intestines.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for endothall, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-191403-00380-1SND
2014-06-171406-00205-1SND
2015-03-30AL11729ND
2015-03-30AL11728ND
2015-03-30AL11727ND
2015-03-30AL11734ND
2015-03-30AL11732ND
2015-03-30AL11730ND
2015-03-30AL11731ND
2015-03-30AL11733ND
2015-09-01AL32940ND
2015-09-01AL32941ND
2015-09-01AL32939ND
2015-09-01AL32938ND
2015-09-01AL32944ND
2015-09-01AL32943ND
2015-09-01AL32942ND
2015-09-01AL32945ND
2019-03-19188803-01SOCND
2019-03-19188806-01SOCND
2019-03-19188805-01SOCND
2019-03-19188807-01SOCND
2019-03-19188801-01SOCND
2019-03-19188800-01SOCND
2019-03-19188802-01SOCND
2019-09-18195725-01SOCND
2019-09-18195726-01SOCND
2019-09-18195728-01SOCND
2019-09-18195722-01SOCND
2019-09-18195723-01SOCND
2019-09-18195727-01SOCND
2019-09-18195724-01SOCND