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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Profenofos

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

Profenofos is an organophosphate pesticide used on cotton. Exposure to profenofos can harm the nervous system.

2018-2021:

FOUND

3

states detected

5

utilities detected

95,043

people served

States reporting profenofos in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Kentucky345,127
Ohio129,465
Nevada120,451
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Filtering technologies that reduce profenofos

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Utilities with the highest amounts of profenofos, 2018-2021

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Allen County Water District*Scottsville, KY1 of 60.141 ppb14,999
North Ridgeville City PWSNorth Ridgeville, OH1 of 70.0663 ppb29,465
Western Pulaski County Water DistrictSomerset, KY1 of 160.0368 ppb23,264
City of ElkoElko, NV1 of 350.0149 ppb20,451

* 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 Profenofos, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Allen County Water District*Scottsville, KY1 of 60.141 ppb14,999
North Ridgeville City PWSNorth Ridgeville, OH1 of 70.0663 ppb29,465
Western Pulaski County Water DistrictSomerset, KY1 of 160.0368 ppb23,264
City of ElkoElko, NV1 of 350.0149 ppb20,451

* 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 Profenofos, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.