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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Santa Clara Valley Water District

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

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND210ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-08-129590-007-1010ND
2014-08-129590-005-1021ND
2014-08-209590-011-0802ND
2014-11-129590-024-1103ND
2014-11-122400-024-1103ND
2014-11-129590-023-0949ND
2014-11-122400-023-0949ND
2014-11-129590-022-1030ND
2014-11-122400-022-1030ND
2015-02-232400-022-1200ND
2015-02-239590-022-1200ND
2015-02-232400-023-1100ND
2015-02-239590-023-1100ND
2015-02-232400-024-1240ND
2015-02-239590-024-1240ND
2015-05-189590-023-0855ND
2015-05-182400-023-0855ND
2015-05-182400-024-0920ND
2015-05-189590-022-0950ND
2015-05-182400-022-0950ND
2015-05-189590-024-0920ND
2015-05-199590-005-0935ND
2015-05-192400-005-0935ND
2015-05-199590-007-0928ND
2015-05-192400-007-0928ND
2015-05-192400-011-0818ND
2015-05-199590-011-0818ND
2015-08-189590-022-1030ND
2015-09-219590-023-1105ND
2015-09-219590-024-1110ND
2016-02-232400-011-0800ND
2016-02-239590-011-0950ND
2016-02-232400-005-0930ND
2016-02-239590-005-0823ND
2016-02-239590-007-0932ND
2016-02-232400-007-0932ND
2017-05-169590-007-0950ND
2017-05-169590-011-0845ND
2017-08-229590-005-0800ND
2017-11-089590-023-1015ND
2017-11-089590-022-1023ND
2017-11-159590-024-1340ND
2018-08-219590-007-1152ND
2018-08-219590-005-1323ND
2018-08-219590-011-1006ND
2018-08-229590-024-1017ND
2018-08-229590-023-1448ND
2018-08-229590-022-1055ND
2019-05-219590-011-0851ND
2019-05-219590-007-1049ND
2019-05-219590-005-1056ND
2019-05-229590-024-1205ND
2019-05-229590-023-1057ND
2019-05-229590-022-1249ND