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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trifluralin

Towering Oaks and Rosewood Hills Subdivisionivi

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

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
2016-02-17AD24085ND
2016-02-17AD24081ND
2016-02-17AD24088ND
2018-08-03AE35920ND
2018-10-30AE44945ND
2019-02-20AE55139ND
2019-02-20AE55142ND
2019-02-20AE55140ND
2019-02-20AE55141ND
2019-04-25AE63821ND