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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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3-Hydroxycarbofuran

Old Egypt Subdivision

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-14AC59553ND
2014-08-13AC63513ND
2014-08-13AC63503ND
2014-08-13AC63506ND
2015-05-05AC90594ND
2015-05-05AC90593ND
2016-02-17AD24050ND
2018-04-26AE24257ND
2018-04-26AE24256ND
2019-04-16AE62643ND
2019-04-16AE62641ND
2019-07-11AE74240ND
2019-12-06AE91730ND