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CONTAMINANT

Oxyfluorfen

STATES DETECTED

6

serves

1.0 million

utilities detected

15

Overview

Oxyfluorfen is an herbicide used on a variety of crops, including wine grapes and almonds, and for general landscape weed control. Exposure to this pesticide can harm the blood and liver, and it is classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans.

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Oxyfluorfen around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas8866,324
Alabama154,294
California132,517
Michigan130,047
Ohio230,035
Kentucky227,661

Utilities with the highest amounts of oxyflurofen, 2018-2021

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
East Niles CSDBakersfield, CA1 of 80.0475 ppb32,517
SouthgateSouthgate, MI1 of 40.0258 ppb30,047
Maysville Utility Commission*Maysville, KY1 of 40.0207 ppb11,263
Cullman County Water DepartmentCullman, AL1 of 40.0133 ppb54,294
Allen County Water District*Scottsville, KY1 of 60.00930 ppb16,398
North Ridgeville City PWS*North Ridgeville, OH1 of 70.00866 ppb29,465
Pine Ridge Mobile Home ParkOrem, OH1 of 70.00866 ppb570
El Paso Water Utilities*El Paso, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb747,168
Gaslight Square Mobile Home ParkCanutillo, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb675
Haciendas Del Norte Water Improvement DiEl Paso, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb1,074
San Isidro Mobile Home ParkEl Paso, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb72
Lower Valley Water DistrictClint, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb59,049
East Montana Water SystemEl Paso, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb6,513
Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District 1Pflugerville, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb36,773
East Biggs Water SystemFort Bliss, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb15,000

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Oxyfluorfen, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
East Niles CSDBakersfield, CA1 of 80.0475 ppb32,517
SouthgateSouthgate, MI1 of 40.0258 ppb30,047
Maysville Utility Commission*Maysville, KY1 of 40.0207 ppb11,263
Cullman County Water DepartmentCullman, AL1 of 40.0133 ppb54,294
Allen County Water District*Scottsville, KY1 of 60.00930 ppb16,398
North Ridgeville City PWS*North Ridgeville, OH1 of 70.00866 ppb29,465
El Paso Water Utilities*El Paso, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb747,168
Lower Valley Water DistrictClint, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb59,049
Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District 1Pflugerville, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb36,773
East Biggs Water SystemFort Bliss, TX1 of 390.00151 ppb15,000

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Oxyfluorfen, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

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