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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Pecan Grove MUD

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.

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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
2014ND40ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-02-05AC41653ND
2014-04-01AC48935ND
2014-08-15AC64092ND
2014-10-02AC68765ND
2015-01-14AC76321ND
2015-01-14AC76323ND
2015-01-14AC76335ND
2015-04-07AC87545ND
2015-09-30AD09165ND
2015-09-30AD09168ND
2015-09-30AD09166ND
2015-10-26AD11748ND
2015-10-26AD11746ND
2015-10-26AD11749ND
2016-01-21AD19439ND
2016-01-21AD19438ND
2016-01-21AD19441ND
2016-01-21AD19440ND
2016-05-06AD35921ND
2016-05-06AD35922ND
2017-02-01AD68203ND
2017-09-11AD95630ND
2017-09-11AD95632ND
2017-09-11AD95631ND
2018-02-02AE12322ND
2018-03-26AE20073ND
2018-03-26AE20076ND
2018-03-26AE20085ND
2019-01-14AE49680ND
2019-04-11AE62160ND
2019-04-11AE62157ND
2019-07-15AE74495ND