Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Simazine

Houma Water Treatment Service Area

Simazine is a hormone-disrupting herbicide related to atrazine. It affects the male and female reproductive systems. In studies of laboratory animals, simazine increases blood levels of estrogen, decreases prolactin and progesterone, and causes mammary and ovarian tumors.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for simazine was defined by EWG based on epidemiological studies of human exposure to atrazine in drinking water. This health guideline protects against harm to the developing fetus, harm to the reproductive system and hormone disruption.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 4 ppb

The legal limit for simazine, established in 1992, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s. This limit does not fully protect against harm to the reproductive system, harm to the developing fetus, and hormone disruption.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-2335413192001ND
2018-08-2335413192001ND
2019-02-1835449356001ND
2019-02-1835449356001ND
2019-08-2835494058001ND
2019-08-2835494058001ND
2020-01-2235526020001ND
2020-12-0335596462001ND
2021-03-1135619288001ND
2021-11-0435675777001ND
2022-03-0235701433001ND
2022-10-1235753132001ND
2023-04-1135791937001ND
2023-12-2135849973001ND