Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trifluralin

El Dorado 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.

 

12

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
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-23AE27592ND
2018-05-23AE27595ND
2019-11-07AE88974ND
2019-11-07AE88975ND
2020-09-03AF26556ND
2020-09-03AF26557ND
2021-07-28AF63879ND
2021-07-28AF63895ND
2022-02-18AF85728ND
2022-02-18AF85729ND
2023-06-29AG46876ND
2023-06-29AG46877ND