Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

2,4-D

Pittsboro Water Company

NOTE: Pittsboro Water Company purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for 2,4-d. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.

2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a herbicide that can be applied directly to GMO corn and soy plants engineered to withstand this toxic chemical. Americans' exposures to 2,4-D from food and drinking water will likely increase in years to come as farmers plant more of these GMO crops. Read More.

2,4-D is an endocrine disruptor that interferes with thyroid hormones. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies 2,4-D as possibly carcinogenic to humans. In occupational studies, farmers exposed to 2,4-D tended to have higher incidences of damaged and malformed sperm. Laboratory animals exposed to 2,4-D during gestation are born underdeveloped and are more likely to have birth defects.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND220ND
20190.156 ppb131ND - 2.03 ppb
2020ND130ND
2021ND220ND
2022ND130ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 20 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 20 ppb for 2,4-D 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 70 ppb

The legal limit for 2,4-D, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s. This limit may not fully protect against harm to the nervous system, harm to the thyroid, and hormone disruption.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Pittsboro Water Company purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for 2,4-d. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-16P0518464RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518466RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518465RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518463RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518462RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518461RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518460RS28-1802ND
2018-05-16P0518459RS28-1802ND
2018-06-132018062200RS28-1802ND
2018-08-14P0818554ND
2018-08-15P0818552ND
2018-08-15P0818553ND
2018-08-15P0818551ND
2018-08-15P0818550ND
2018-08-15P0818549ND
2018-08-15P0818548ND
2018-08-15P0818547ND
2018-08-15P0818546ND
2018-11-12P1118194ND
2018-11-12P1118193ND
2018-11-12P1118196ND
2018-11-12P1118195ND
2019-05-15P0519-363ND
2019-05-15P0519-368ND
2019-05-15P0519-358ND
2019-05-15P0519-353ND
2019-05-15P0519-3482.03 ppb
2019-05-15P0519-343ND
2019-05-15P0519-333ND
2019-05-15P0519-338ND
2019-08-14P0819434RS28-1903ND
2019-10-02P1019052053ND
2019-11-11P1119199ND
2019-11-11P1119197ND
2019-11-11P1119198ND
2020-08-10P0820-500ND
2020-08-10P0820-496ND
2020-08-10P0820-494ND
2020-08-10P0820-492ND
2020-08-11P0820-502ND
2020-08-12P0820-529ND
2020-08-12P0820-531ND
2020-08-12P0820-535ND
2020-08-12P0820-504ND
2020-11-11P1120-256CND
2020-11-11P1120-255CND
2020-11-11P1120-254CND
2020-11-11P1120-253CND
2021-05-11P0521-319ND
2021-05-12P0521-321ND
2021-05-12P0521-309ND
2021-05-12P0521-307ND
2021-05-12P0521-305ND
2021-05-12P0521-303ND
2021-05-12P0521-323ND
2021-05-12P0521-325ND
2021-06-16P0621-299ND
2021-08-17P0821-416ND
2021-08-18P0821-412ND
2021-08-18P0821-414ND
2021-08-18P0821-418ND
2021-08-18P0821-420ND
2021-08-18P0821-422ND
2021-08-18P0821-424ND
2021-08-18P0821-410ND
2021-08-18P0821-408ND
2021-11-10P1121-227ND
2021-11-10P1121-229ND
2021-11-10P1121-228ND
2021-11-10P1121-230ND
2022-05-102022043308-4ND
2022-05-112022043306-4ND
2022-05-112022043305-4ND
2022-05-112022043304-4ND
2022-05-112022043303-4ND
2022-05-112022043302-4ND
2022-05-112022043300-4ND
2022-05-112022043301-4ND
2022-06-272022043307-4ND
2022-11-162022102161-1ND
2022-11-162022102159-1ND
2022-11-162022102158-1ND
2022-12-212022102160-1ND
2023-08-152023067090-4ND
2023-08-162023067082-4ND
2023-08-162023067083-4ND
2023-08-162023067084-4ND
2023-08-162023067085-4ND
2023-08-162023067086-4ND
2023-08-162023067087-4ND
2023-08-162023067088-4ND
2023-08-162023067089-4ND
2023-11-152023116915-2ND
2023-11-152023116915-3ND
2023-11-152023116915-4ND
2023-11-152023116915-1ND