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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

City of Surprise - Mountain Vista

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

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-224011817-04SND
2014-01-224011817-03SND
2014-01-224011817-02SND
2014-01-224011817-01SND
2015-01-215011694-04ND
2016-01-256012035-04TND
2016-01-256012035-03TND
2016-01-256012035-03SND
2016-01-256012035-02TND
2016-01-256012035-01TND
2017-01-307012591-04SND
2017-01-307012591-01SND
2017-01-307012591-02SND
2017-01-307012591-03SND
2018-01-0818A0734-04SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-03SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-02SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-01SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-04 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-03 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-02 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-01 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-04 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-03 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-02 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-01 SOCND
2018-10-0818J0826-04ND
2018-10-0818J0826-03ND
2018-10-0818J0826-02ND
2018-10-0818J0826-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-02ND
2019-01-2319A2463-03ND
2019-01-2319A2463-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-03ND
2019-04-2919D3107-02ND
2019-04-2919D3107-01ND
2019-07-1019G1241-04ND
2019-07-1019G1241-03ND
2019-07-1019G1241-02ND
2019-07-1019G1241-01ND
2019-10-0919J1279-01ND
2019-10-0919J1279-04ND
2019-10-0919J1279-03ND
2019-10-0919J1279-02ND