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Trifluralin

Kirkmont Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Kirkmont Municipal Utility District purchases water from Sagemeadow Utility District which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Sagemeadow Utility District.

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Kirkmont Municipal Utility District purchases water from Sagemeadow Utility District which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Sagemeadow Utility District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-12AE22365ND
2018-04-12AE22366ND
2019-02-19AE54913ND
2019-02-19AE54914ND
2020-02-19AE99100ND
2020-02-19AE99101ND
2021-03-04AF45505ND
2021-05-26AF55638ND
2022-03-24AF90596ND
2022-03-24AF90598ND
2023-02-22AG30058ND