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Bentazon (Basagran)

Ruth Water District

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for bentazon (basagran). Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

Bentazon is a herbicide no longer used in the U.S.

 

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
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for bentazon (basagran). Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-26201910010466ND
2022-03-10202203160074ND
2022-05-12380-1966-1ND
2022-07-07380-9979-1ND
2023-05-10380-47459-1ND
2023-11-08380-71012-1ND