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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Lakeside WD

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.

 

12

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
2015ND30ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

Date Lab ID Result
2015-12-149588-002-0800ND
2015-12-149588-009-0900ND
2015-12-149588-016-0830ND
2017-12-189588-002-1100ND
2017-12-189588-009-1130ND
2017-12-189588-016-1200ND
2018-11-269588-002-1430ND
2018-11-269588-009-1430ND
2018-11-269588-016-1430ND
2019-12-179588-009-0915ND
2019-12-179588-016-1041ND
2019-12-189588-002-0826ND