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Trifluralin

Horsepen Bayou Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Horsepen Bayou Municipal Utility District purchases water from West Harris County Regional Water Authority which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by West Harris County Regional 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.

 

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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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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

NOTE: Horsepen Bayou Municipal Utility District purchases water from West Harris County Regional Water Authority which is required to test for trifluralin. Sample information shown below was taken by West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result