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Trifluralin

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Trifluralin is a herbicide that is used on food crops and non-agricultural lands. It was banned in Europe in the late 2000s, primarily due to its ecological toxicity.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 4 ppb for trifluralin was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2022-09-14CA1910045_002_002-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_003_003-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_005_005-202209141120ND
2023-05-18CA1910045_022_022-202305180808ND