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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Kenilworth

NOTE: Kenilworth purchases water from Wilmette which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Wilmette.

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Kenilworth purchases water from Wilmette which is required to test for 3-hydroxycarbofuran. Sample information shown below was taken by Wilmette.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-214043723-01ND
2015-04-205043660-01ND
2016-04-186043501-02ND
2017-04-177042646-01ND
2018-04-168042855-01ND
2019-04-159043395-01ND
2019-06-264339288ND