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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Green Valley SUD

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND10ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2015-04-15AC88475ND
2016-01-20AD19058ND
2016-04-06AD32182ND
2016-09-16AD50229ND
2016-11-03AD56566ND
2017-04-20AD80491ND
2018-01-26AE11082ND
2018-04-18AE23089ND
2019-02-05AE53016ND
2019-02-05AE53025ND