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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Decatur Waterworks

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

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
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-0720008000401ND
2020-04-1420107008801ND
2023-01-02O204668-CAR-1ND
2023-04-11O207787-CAR-1ND