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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Wailuku

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

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND220ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND220ND
2018ND20ND
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 Lab ID Result
2014-02-21201402260433ND
2014-02-24201402260728ND
2014-02-24201402260746ND
2014-02-24201402260912ND
2014-02-25201402280114ND
2014-02-25201402280305ND
2014-03-19201403210381ND
2014-03-19201403210383ND
2014-03-19201403210385ND
2014-03-27201403290120ND
2014-04-30201405020231ND
2014-04-30201405020320ND
2014-04-30201405020233ND
2014-04-30201405020232ND
2014-04-30201405020230ND
2014-04-30201405020229ND
2014-04-30201405020228ND
2014-04-30201405020227ND
2014-05-01201405030098ND
2014-05-01201405050005ND
2014-05-21201405230324ND
2014-09-10201409130145ND
2016-09-12ND
2016-11-30ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-02-24ND
2017-02-24ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-05-19ND
2017-05-19ND
2017-08-30ND
2017-09-07ND
2017-09-07ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-14ND
2017-09-21ND
2017-10-25ND
2017-12-06ND
2018-01-30201801030999ND
2018-05-17201805180453ND