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Trifluralin

Country Terrace Subdivision

NOTE: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
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: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12AE13417ND
2019-01-14AE49689ND
2020-03-16AF03095ND
2021-01-12AF38943ND
2022-04-04AF91895ND
2022-07-05AG03297ND
2022-10-11AG16723ND
2023-01-12AG24532ND
2023-01-12AG24533ND
2023-04-05AG35693ND