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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

North Kona

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

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39

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
2016ND180ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
2019ND70ND

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 Lab ID Result
2016-03-15ND
2016-03-15ND
2016-03-15ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-24ND
2016-05-25ND
2016-05-25ND
2018-05-22201805170773ND
2018-05-22201805170778ND
2018-05-23201805170774ND
2018-05-23201805290216ND
2018-05-23201805290227ND
2018-05-23201805290225ND
2018-07-08201805230559ND
2018-10-15201810170192ND
2018-10-22201810240383ND
2018-10-22201810240336ND
2018-10-29201810310535ND
2018-10-29201810310336ND
2018-10-29201810310409ND
2018-10-29201810310350ND
2019-01-07201901090296ND
2019-01-07201901090308ND
2019-04-29201905010517ND
2019-07-15201907170652ND
2019-07-15201907170514ND
2019-09-09201909100461ND
2019-10-09201910110607ND