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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Upper Eagle Regional WA

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

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND90ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND110ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-02-26ND
2014-02-26ND
2014-02-26ND
2014-03-16ND
2014-04-22ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-08-06ND
2014-08-06ND
2014-08-20ND
2014-10-30ND
2015-05-18ND
2015-05-19ND
2015-06-02ND
2015-06-09ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-10-08ND
2015-10-08ND
2015-10-12ND
2015-11-13ND
2017-05-18ND
2017-05-25ND
2017-06-01ND
2017-06-06ND
2017-06-06ND
2017-06-26ND
2017-07-20ND
2017-07-20ND
2017-07-20ND
2017-07-24ND
2017-07-24ND