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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Paradise Point Subdivision

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-05-14AC54203ND
2015-05-05AC90612ND
2015-09-02AD05528ND
2015-10-06AD09655ND
2016-01-21AD19407ND
2016-04-27AD34533ND
2017-04-12AD79573ND
2018-01-29AE11107ND
2019-04-30AE64172ND