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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

City of Sterling

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-05-28ND
2014-08-13ND
2014-10-27ND
2015-02-10ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-07-08ND
2015-10-07ND
2016-01-26ND
2016-09-22ND
2016-11-01ND
2017-01-23ND
2017-04-27ND
2017-08-22ND
2017-10-17ND
2018-02-07ND