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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Castle Rock

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

 

39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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 Result
2014-02-04ND
2014-04-29ND
2014-07-21ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-11-19ND
2014-12-04ND
2014-12-04ND
2015-08-05ND
2016-02-23ND
2016-02-24ND
2016-05-23ND
2016-06-27ND
2016-11-14ND
2017-02-21ND
2017-02-21ND
2017-03-22ND
2017-04-18ND
2017-04-18ND
2017-05-16ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-10-18ND
2018-03-20ND
2018-03-20ND
2018-05-21ND
2018-08-30ND
2018-09-13ND
2018-11-16ND
2018-12-12ND
2018-12-12ND
2019-02-07ND
2019-04-17ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-09-16ND
2019-11-05ND
2019-11-25ND
2019-12-11ND
2019-12-11ND