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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Manville WSC

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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34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-03-11AC46602ND
2014-03-11AC46607ND
2015-03-19AC85444ND
2015-03-19AC85441ND
2015-03-19AC85435ND
2015-05-26AC93327ND
2015-09-22AD08106ND
2015-11-18AD14116ND
2015-11-18AD14115ND
2016-02-08AD22566ND
2016-02-08AD22587ND
2016-04-25AD34087ND
2016-04-25AD34090ND
2016-04-25AD34089ND
2016-04-25AD34088ND
2016-04-25AD34086ND
2016-09-06AD47985ND
2016-11-09AD57519ND
2016-11-09AD57518ND
2017-01-23AD66233ND
2017-01-23AD66232ND
2017-04-27AD81589ND
2017-04-27AD81592ND
2018-02-01AE12018ND
2018-02-01AE12020ND
2018-02-01AE12019ND
2018-08-27AE38756ND
2019-06-06AE69544ND
2019-09-12AE83366ND
2019-09-12AE83379ND
2019-09-12AE83365ND
2019-09-12AE83369ND
2019-09-30AE85220ND
2019-09-30AE85221ND