Trifluralin
Central City, 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.
20
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 | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-13 | 278311 | ND |
| 2014-04-07 | 293472 | ND |
| 2014-04-21 | 295535 | ND |
| 2014-08-04 | 311791 | ND |
| 2015-02-02 | 343182 | ND |
| 2015-04-06 | 353866 | ND |
| 2016-04-04 | ND | |
| 2016-04-18 | ND | |
| 2016-08-08 | ND | |
| 2016-08-08 | ND | |
| 2016-10-24 | ND | |
| 2017-03-20 | ND | |
| 2017-04-03 | ND | |
| 2017-05-15 | ND | |
| 2017-07-24 | ND | |
| 2017-08-07 | ND | |
| 2017-10-10 | ND | |
| 2018-02-05 | 533016 | ND |
| 2018-04-09 | 543500 | ND |
| 2019-04-15 | 603972 | ND |