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Endothall

North Penn Water Authority

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

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND240ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND280ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-04-2214030712-01ND
2014-04-2214040590-01ND
2014-04-2214040589-01ND
2014-04-2214030715-01ND
2014-04-2214030714-01ND
2014-04-2814040582-01ND
2014-04-2914030716-01ND
2014-04-2914030718-01ND
2014-04-2914030719-01ND
2014-04-2914030720-01ND
2014-04-2914040579-01ND
2014-05-1914041348-01ND
2014-07-0714070808-001ND
2014-07-0714070787-001ND
2014-07-0714070804-001ND
2014-07-0714070809-001ND
2014-07-0714070812-001ND
2014-07-2114072521-001ND
2014-07-2114072516-001ND
2014-08-0414080384-001ND
2014-08-2514082298-01ND
2014-08-2514082297-01ND
2014-08-2514082296-01ND
2014-08-2514082295-01ND
2015-07-0213013245ND
2015-12-0913633925ND
2016-08-2314907919ND
2016-11-0215226746ND
2017-02-2215795482ND
2017-04-0515937088ND
2017-04-0515937113ND
2017-04-0515937017ND
2017-04-0516863350ND
2017-04-1915938047ND
2017-04-1915938011ND
2017-04-1915937867ND
2017-04-1915937939ND
2017-04-1915937975ND
2017-04-1915937903ND
2017-04-2415937829ND
2017-04-2415937831ND
2017-04-2415937830ND
2017-07-1216414040ND
2017-07-1216414076ND
2017-07-1216413969ND
2017-07-1716414183ND
2017-07-1716414147ND
2017-07-1716414327ND
2017-07-1716414219ND
2017-07-1716414255ND
2017-07-1716414291ND
2017-07-2516413864ND
2017-07-2516413862ND
2017-07-2516413861ND
2017-07-2516413863ND
2017-10-0916880774ND