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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Hope Water Light Comm.

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

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-03-1114072010104ND
2014-03-1114072010204ND
2014-03-1114072010304ND
2014-03-1114072009904ND
2014-03-1114072009804ND
2014-03-1114072010004ND
2014-05-2114142009503ND
2014-05-2114142008803ND
2014-05-2114142009704ND
2014-05-2114142009603ND
2014-05-2114142009804ND
2014-05-2114142009403ND
2015-03-0215065000504ND
2015-04-0615100000104ND
2016-01-2616028001304ND
2016-02-0916042000704ND
2016-04-0416098011704ND
2017-01-0417005004904ND
2017-01-0417005005404ND
2017-01-0417005005304ND
2017-01-0417005005104ND
2017-01-0417005005204ND
2017-01-0417005005004ND
2017-05-0917130008404ND
2017-05-0917130008704ND
2017-05-0917130008604ND
2017-05-0917130008504ND
2017-05-0917130008304ND
2017-05-0917130008204ND
2018-02-2018053003204ND
2018-04-0418095008603ND
2018-07-0318186006304ND
2019-02-0619038004104ND
2019-05-2019141000704ND