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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Stapleton, Village 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-27278310ND
2014-04-16293470ND
2014-08-12319047ND
2014-10-21329319ND
2015-07-27373965ND
2016-07-26ND
2016-09-19ND
2016-10-26ND
2017-03-28ND
2017-06-06ND
2017-08-23ND
2017-11-29ND
2018-03-20531816ND
2018-06-25543499ND
2018-10-10560946ND
2018-12-18577006ND
2019-02-25590553ND
2019-05-21602851ND
2019-08-27621111ND
2019-10-02618274ND