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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Hempstead

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.

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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND90ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-071402307-001-SOCSND
2014-03-181403C79-001-SOCSND
2014-03-181403C79-004-SOCSND
2014-03-181403C79-002-SOCSND
2014-03-181403C79-003-SOCSND
2014-03-261403I18-002-SOCSND
2014-03-2603I18-001-SOCSND
2014-05-131405924-001-SOCSND
2014-05-131405924-002-SOCSND
2015-03-171503B84-003-SOCSND
2015-03-171503B84-001-SOCSND
2015-03-171503B84-002-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G73-001-SOCSND
2015-05-271505J25-004-SOCSND
2015-05-271505J25-001-SOCSND
2015-05-271505J25-003-SOCSND
2015-05-271505J25-002-SOCSND
2016-03-231603I98-002-SOCSND
2016-03-231603I98-003-SOCSND
2016-03-231603I98-001-SOCSND
2016-03-291603N30-001-SOCSND
2016-03-291603N30-002-SOCSND
2017-05-237019310002ND
2017-05-237019310001ND
2018-11-077070357001ND
2018-11-077070357002ND
2018-11-147071096001ND
2018-11-147071096002ND
2018-11-217071825001ND
2018-11-217071825002ND
2018-12-117073530001ND
2018-12-117073530002ND