Trifluralin
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
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
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2017 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-22 | 2014-01-22--OC52 | ND |
| 2014-05-13 | MAY-14-SOC | ND |
| 2014-08-13 | 2014-08-13--OC52 | ND |
| 2014-11-11 | 2014-11-11--OC52 | ND |
| 2015-02-03 | 2015-02-03--OC52 | ND |
| 2017-04-10 | APR2017-IOC-SOC- | ND |
| 2017-08-07 | 2017-08-07-SOC | ND |
| 2017-11-09 | 2017-11-09-SOC | ND |
| 2018-03-08 | 2018-03-08-SOC1 | ND |
| 2018-08-23 | 2018-08-23-SOC | ND |
| 2018-10-30 | 2018-10-30-SOC | ND |
| 2019-02-04 | FEB2019-VOC | ND |
| 2019-05-01 | MAY2019-IOC_OC_R | ND |
| 2019-07-09 | JUL2019-SOC | ND |
| 2019-10-22 | OCT2019-SOC | ND |