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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Beverly Hills Water Department

NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND100ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..

Date Lab ID Result
2015-04-089588-005-0830ND
2015-04-089588-013-1020ND
2015-04-089588-003-1000ND
2015-04-089588-026-1047ND
2015-04-089588-020-1100ND
2015-11-039588-003-1030ND
2015-11-039588-005-0925ND
2015-11-039588-026-0837ND
2015-11-039588-013-1015ND
2015-11-059588-020-1020ND
2018-04-029588-003-1344ND
2018-04-029588-005-1232ND
2018-04-029588-020-1124ND
2018-04-039588-026-1528ND
2018-04-099588-013-0805ND
2018-10-019588-020-1015ND
2018-10-019588-003-1140ND
2018-10-029588-013-1010ND
2018-10-029588-005-1115ND
2018-10-029588-026-0950ND