Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trifluralin

West Harris County Municipal Utility District 15

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
2020ND10ND
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
2018-03-05AE16771ND
2018-03-05AE16774ND
2019-01-28AE51775ND
2019-04-23AE63419ND
2020-01-13AE93256ND
2021-03-09AF46180ND
2021-04-27AF51469ND
2022-03-01AF87048ND
2022-03-01AF87050ND
2023-02-22AG30056ND
2023-02-22AG30057ND