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Trifluralin

San Jacinto Special Utility District

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-03-12AE18028ND
2018-03-12AE18010ND
2019-03-13AE58301ND
2019-06-06AE69541ND
2019-08-01AE76897ND
2019-12-05AE91519ND
2020-01-22AE94516ND
2020-03-10AF02092ND
2020-03-10AF02093ND
2020-05-26AF12688ND
2020-09-29AF28912ND
2020-11-17AF34955ND
2021-03-08AF45810ND
2021-03-08AF45824ND
2021-05-13AF53927ND
2021-08-05AF65131ND
2022-01-24AF81433ND
2022-05-02AF95175ND
2022-09-12AG12518ND
2022-12-13AG21701ND
2023-03-14AG33056ND
2023-03-14AG33057ND
2023-06-08AG43836ND
2023-09-12AG55860ND
2023-12-01AG65333ND