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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Aqua Illinois-university Park

NOTE: Aqua Illinois-university Park purchases water from Aqua Illinois - Kankakee which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Aqua Illinois - Kankakee.

3-Hydroxycarbofuran is a breakdown product of the insecticide carbofuran, once widely used on food crops and banned by the EPA due to its effects on the human nervous system.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Aqua Illinois-university Park purchases water from Aqua Illinois - Kankakee which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Aqua Illinois - Kankakee.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-044061024-01ND
2015-04-075041643-01ND
2016-04-126042521-01ND
2017-04-117042273-01ND
2018-04-108042563-01ND
2018-07-248075055-01ND
2018-07-248075055-03ND
2018-07-248075055-05ND
2019-04-239045406-01ND
2019-06-244341669ND
2019-07-249075302-01ND
2019-07-249075302-03ND