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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Freeport

Endothall is a herbicide used to kill aquatic plants and algae. It's also used on potato and cotton crops.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 94 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 94 ppb for endothall was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the stomach and intestines.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for endothall, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-141407868-003-SOCSND
2014-07-141407868-004-SOCSND
2014-07-141407868-001-SOCSND
2014-07-141407868-002-SOCSND
2014-09-171409C69-001-SOCSND
2014-09-171409C69-004-SOCSND
2014-09-171409C69-002-SOCSND
2014-09-171409C69-003-SOCSND
2015-11-041511297-001-SOCSND
2015-11-041511297-002-SOCSND
2015-11-041511297-003-SOCSND
2016-07-131607A37-001ND
2016-07-131607A37-004ND
2016-07-131607A37-002ND
2016-07-131607A37-003ND
2016-10-25702919003-SOCSND
2016-10-25702919002-SOCSND
2017-02-017010311003ND
2017-02-017010311004ND
2017-02-017010311002ND
2017-02-017010311001ND
2018-05-157051719002-SOCSND
2018-05-157051719004-SOCSND
2018-05-157051719001-SOCSND
2018-05-157051719003-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332003-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332006-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332001-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332004-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332002-SOCSND
2018-08-307063332005-SOCSND
2018-09-117064403001-POCSND
2019-06-187094186003ND
2019-06-187094186001ND
2019-06-187094186004ND
2019-06-187094186002ND