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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endothall

Paw Penn District

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

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND140ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2014-04-0125337701ND
2014-04-0125337901ND
2014-04-0225337201ND
2014-04-0225338601ND
2014-04-0225337501ND
2014-04-0425337101ND
2014-04-0425338401ND
2014-04-0425338101ND
2014-07-0726114201ND
2014-07-0726113001ND
2014-07-0726113501ND
2014-07-0926113701ND
2014-07-0926114001ND
2014-07-0926113301ND
2014-07-0926113101ND
2014-09-0426113901ND
2017-04-0315975896ND
2017-04-0315975865ND
2017-04-0315975834ND
2017-04-0315975805ND
2017-04-0315975774ND
2017-04-0315975927ND
2017-04-0315975745ND
2017-07-0616450222ND
2017-07-0616450251ND
2017-07-0616450282ND
2017-07-0616450344ND
2017-07-1116450164ND
2017-07-1116450313ND
2017-07-1116450193ND
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-3143999701ND