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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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DCPA mono- and di-acid degradates

Park WC - Lynwood

DCPA degradates are residues of the herbicide dacthal, or DCPA, which is used for urban, household and agricultural applications. Dacthal is a possible human carcinogen whose use was limited by the EPA in 2005 due to concerns about water contamination.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-279588-005-1000ND
2016-12-029588-005-1145ND
2017-02-239588-005-1315ND
2017-11-309588-005-0945ND
2019-02-139588-005-0930ND
2019-08-139588-005-0955ND