Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endothall

Newtown Artesian Water Company

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2020-05-0122195197.00ND
2020-05-0122195226.00ND
2020-05-0122195255.00ND
2020-05-0822393304.00ND
2020-05-0822393333.00ND
2020-07-0622587700.00ND
2020-07-0622587729.00ND
2020-07-0622587758.00ND
2020-07-0722587787.00ND
2020-07-0722587816.00ND
2023-04-0328681701.00ND
2023-04-0328681700.00ND
2023-07-0529282953.00ND
2023-07-0629282954.00ND