VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in North Charleston, SC tap water
North Charleston, SC's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 700 ng/L (NL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Oct 2020 | 24 ng/L | 700 ng/L NL |
Reported level Feb 2019 | 7.2 ng/L | 700 ng/L NL |
Reported level Aug 2018 | 22 ng/L | 700 ng/L NL |
Reported level May 2019 | 16 ng/L | 700 ng/L NL |
Reported level Dec 2018 | 19 ng/L | 700 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from North Charleston, SC'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.
How North Charleston, SC compares
2 of the 61 systems measuring Atrazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Atrazine:
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in North Charleston, SC tap water?
Yes — North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 24 ng/L. North Charleston, SC's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 700 ng/L (NL).
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal NL for Atrazine is 700 ng/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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
2 of the 61 systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the North Charleston, SC 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/sc/north-charleston/2024/source.