Trifluralin
Aurora, 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.
24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 7 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 9 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-14 | 309306 | ND |
| 2015-04-28 | 356925 | ND |
| 2015-04-28 | 356926 | ND |
| 2015-04-28 | 356927 | ND |
| 2015-07-22 | 375159 | ND |
| 2015-07-22 | 375160 | ND |
| 2015-07-22 | 375161 | ND |
| 2015-08-05 | 374146 | ND |
| 2016-01-25 | ND | |
| 2016-07-05 | ND | |
| 2017-07-11 | ND | |
| 2018-04-30 | 545047 | ND |
| 2018-04-30 | 545046 | ND |
| 2018-04-30 | 545045 | ND |
| 2018-04-30 | 545044 | ND |
| 2018-07-16 | 560964 | ND |
| 2018-07-30 | 561254 | ND |
| 2018-07-30 | 561255 | ND |
| 2018-07-30 | 561256 | ND |
| 2018-07-30 | 561257 | ND |
| 2019-02-11 | 591964 | ND |
| 2019-07-15 | 621259 | ND |
| 2019-09-10 | 634718 | ND |
| 2019-10-07 | 638522 | ND |