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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a

NOTE: Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-14AE49665ND
2021-10-20AF74234ND
2022-01-12AF80039ND
2022-01-12AF80049ND
2022-04-04AF91891ND
2022-07-05AG03293ND