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Trifluralin

Schuyler, City of

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
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
2018-11-19577447ND
2019-06-10605212ND
2020-06-16668688ND
2020-09-08684767ND
2022-05-16801491ND
2022-05-16801490ND
2022-10-14834309ND
2022-11-14834310ND
2023-05-01856315ND
2023-05-15865681ND
2023-09-05874476ND
2023-09-05874475ND