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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Clear Brook City 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-01-31AC41121ND
2015-02-18AC81021ND
2015-05-20AC92873ND
2015-05-20AC92875ND
2016-01-22AD19882ND
2017-01-06AD63752ND
2017-06-26AD87841ND
2017-07-14AD89568ND
2017-10-17AE01181ND
2018-02-23AE15554ND
2018-05-24AE27785ND
2019-01-29AE52031ND