3-Hydroxycarbofuran
Hopedale Water Department
NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.
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.
10
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2019 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
| 2020 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2022 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
| 2023 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 2019-05-14 | ND |
| 2019-05-14 | ND |
| 2019-07-25 | ND |
| 2019-10-09 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | ND |
| 2022-04-27 | ND |
| 2022-04-27 | ND |
| 2022-04-27 | ND |
| 2022-06-16 | ND |
| 2022-11-01 | ND |