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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Ruth Water District

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-26201910010466ND
2022-05-12380-1966-1ND
2022-08-25810-36089-1ND
2022-08-25810-36089-2ND
2022-09-22810-39761-1ND
2023-05-10380-47459-1ND