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Trifluralin

City of Refugio

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND10ND
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
2018-02-20AE14538ND
2019-06-10AE69838ND
2019-08-15AE79068ND
2020-03-12AF02709ND
2020-03-12AF02710ND
2020-04-15AF06927ND
2020-07-30AF21486ND
2020-10-28AF32704ND
2021-03-15AF46950ND
2022-04-29AF95172ND
2022-04-29AF95173ND
2023-02-16AG29460ND
2023-06-05AG43097ND