Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Simazine

Minden Water System

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND180ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND90ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-06-2535400742002ND
2018-06-2535400742009ND
2018-06-2535400742008ND
2018-06-2535400742007ND
2018-06-2535400742006ND
2018-06-2535400742005ND
2018-06-2535400742004ND
2018-06-2535400742003ND
2018-06-2535400742002ND
2018-06-2535400742009ND
2018-06-2535400742008ND
2018-06-2535400742007ND
2018-06-2535400742006ND
2018-06-2535400742005ND
2018-06-2535400742004ND
2018-06-2535400742003ND
2018-06-2535400742001ND
2018-06-2535400742001ND
2021-04-1335626547005ND
2021-04-1335626547004ND
2021-04-1335626547003ND
2021-04-1335626547002ND
2021-04-1335626547001ND
2021-04-1335625915004ND
2021-04-1335625915003ND
2021-04-1335625915002ND
2021-04-1335625915001ND