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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District 8

NOTE: Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District 8 purchases water from Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City.

3-Hydroxycarbofuran is a breakdown product of the insecticide carbofuran, once widely used on food crops and banned by the EPA due to its effects on the human nervous system.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District 8 purchases water from Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-17AE50465ND
2022-03-17AF89632ND