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Trifluralin

Palmyra-modesto Water Commission

Trifluralin is a herbicide that is used on food crops and non-agricultural lands. It was banned in Europe in the late 2000s, primarily due to its ecological toxicity.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 4 ppb for trifluralin was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2021-09-2821I1068-01ND
2021-11-1821K0681-01ND
2022-03-0922C0208-01ND
2022-05-0922E0184-01ND
2022-08-0922H0311-01ND
2022-10-1322J0634-01ND
2023-01-1223A0137-01ND
2023-05-0423E0204-01ND
2023-08-0723H0345-01ND
2023-11-0823K0211-01ND