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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Permethrin

Fairburn

NOTE: Fairburn purchases water from Atlanta which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Atlanta.

Permethrin is an insecticide used on agricultural crops, but most uses are non-agricultural. It can be applied to residential areas to control mosquitoes and ticks and also used as a bug repellent on clothing, as well as medical applications to treat head lice. Long-term exposure to permethrin may harm the liver.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Fairburn purchases water from Atlanta which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Atlanta.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-243919698ND
2018-04-243919721ND
2018-04-243919694ND
2018-07-163990715ND
2018-07-163990720ND
2018-07-173992416ND
2018-10-244100389ND
2018-10-244100312ND
2018-10-244100414ND
2019-01-164175874ND
2019-01-164175917ND
2019-01-164175885ND