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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Bridgestone MUD

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-04-04AC49565ND
2015-03-03AC82646ND
2015-03-03AC82647ND
2015-03-03AC82645ND
2015-09-15AD07185ND
2015-11-24AD14597ND
2016-02-19AD24864ND
2016-02-19AD24868ND
2017-01-27AD67681ND
2017-01-27AD67682ND
2018-03-02AE16772ND
2018-05-21AE27099ND
2018-05-21AE27103ND
2019-02-22AE55739ND
2019-07-22AE75415ND