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Trifluralin

Concan Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
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
2018-01-25AE10751ND
2019-02-28AE56710ND
2019-02-28AE56711ND
2019-02-28AE56712ND
2020-02-20AE99377ND
2020-08-12AF23289ND
2021-03-22AF47744ND
2022-03-08AF88218ND
2022-08-16AG09544ND
2022-08-16AG09545ND
2023-02-24AG30436ND
2023-11-06AG62473ND