VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Pearland, TX tap water
Pearland, TX's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level City of Pearland TX0200008 | Not detected ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Range City of Pearland TX0200008 | Not detected ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level City of Pearland MUD1 TX0200411 | Not detected ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level City of Houston TX1010013 | 2 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Range City of Houston TX1010013 | 0–2.3 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Pearland, TX'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 Pearland, TX compares
1 of the 10 TX 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 Pearland, TX tap water?
Yes — Pearland, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0–2.3 ug/L. Pearland, TX's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
+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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
1 of the 10 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pearland, TX 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/tx/pearland/2024/source.