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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Palm Beach County Water Utilities

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

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND80ND
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
2014-05-15ND
2014-05-20ND
2014-05-22ND
2014-05-29ND
2014-12-12ND
2014-12-12ND
2014-12-12ND
2014-12-12ND
2015-06-16ND
2015-06-16ND
2015-06-17ND
2015-06-22ND
2016-05-04ND
2016-05-11ND
2016-05-24ND
2017-05-03ND
2017-05-10ND
2017-05-17ND
2017-05-30ND
2017-08-07ND
2017-08-08ND
2017-08-09ND
2017-08-17ND