Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trifluralin

Falfurrias Utility Board

Trifluralin is a herbicide that is used on food crops and non-agricultural lands. It was banned in Europe in the late 2000s, primarily due to its ecological toxicity.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 4 ppb for trifluralin was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12AE13396ND
2018-02-12AE13397ND
2018-06-14AE30098ND
2018-06-14AE30099ND
2018-11-05AE45283ND
2019-11-07AE88969ND
2020-08-17AF23919ND
2021-05-26AF55962ND
2022-06-30AG03162ND
2023-04-12AG36654ND