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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Mount Auburn

NOTE: Mount Auburn purchases water from United Regional Water Coop which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by United Regional Water Coop.

3-Hydroxycarbofuran is a breakdown product of the insecticide carbofuran, once widely used on food crops and banned by the EPA due to its effects on the human nervous system.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Mount Auburn purchases water from United Regional Water Coop which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by United Regional Water Coop.

Date Lab ID Result
2022-11-2122K0595-01ND
2023-01-2323A0380-01ND
2023-05-0423E0213-01ND
2023-08-31GI00076-01ND
2023-12-07GL01592-01ND