VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Rockville, MD tap water
Rockville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Atrazine and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Level Detected Or Average | Not detected ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Rockville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Rockville, MD tap water?
Rockville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Atrazine and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Atrazine is 3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rockville, MD water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/md/rockville/2024/source.